“From I to C” Fictional Story
There was once a man named Thomas who lived his whole life centred on one thing—himself.
Every decision began with “I.”
I want… I think… I deserve… I will.
He was not a bad man by the world’s standards. He worked hard, spoke kindly when it suited him, and kept himself from trouble. But deep down, there was a quiet emptiness he could not explain.
One evening, as he walked past a small chapel, he heard a voice from within reading the Scriptures:
“No longer I that lives, but Christ that lives in me.” — Galatians 2:20
Those words struck him like a hammer to the heart.
No longer I…?
He stopped at the door.
Inside, a preacher spoke gently:
“To come to Christ, the ‘I’ must bend. And when the ‘I’ bends, it becomes a ‘C’—for Christ must take the centre.”
Thomas stood frozen.
All his life had been built on that one letter—I.
That night, he went home restless. He sat at the table, staring at a piece of paper. Slowly, he wrote a large letter:
I
He looked at it for a long time.
“This is me,” he whispered. “Straight… proud… unbending.”
Then something stirred within him. With trembling hands, he bent the top of the letter, curving it inward.
Now it looked like this:
C
Tears filled his eyes.
“To come to Christ… I must bend.”
For the first time in his life, Thomas knelt.
Not in routine.
Not in religion.
But in surrender.
“Lord… no longer I… but You.”
And in that quiet moment, something changed.
The burden he carried lifted.
The emptiness was filled.
The striving ceased.
He rose from his knees—but he was not the same man.
Where once there was I, now there was Christ.
From that day on, his words began to change:
Not “I will,” but “If the Lord wills.”
Not “I deserve,” but “Thank You, Lord.”
Not “I live,” but “Christ lives in me.”
And those who knew him noticed something different—not perfection, but peace… not pride, but humility… not self, but a quiet shining of Christ.
For Thomas had learned the great secret:
The “I” must bend…
before Christ can begin.
GOD IS A GOOD GOD
GOD KNOWS GOD LOVES GOD CARES
WRITTEN FOR GEORGES WEB MINISTRIES
23rd March 2026
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