I spent much of today working on a puzzle left on my dining room table. I managed to finish it a few hours ago. Now as I sit and think about it, its kind of like life. In life there are so many pieces. Every one unique. Many times as we go along, it feels as if though someone threw all the pieces on the floor and we're scrambling to find them all again. Then it feels like pieces are missing and we do anything and everything to find them. As we work our way through our life puzzle we may get sections of it done here and there. We can see bigger glimpses of the final puzzle but still not all of it. Sometimes the pieces can be very deceiving. You think they fit in one area of your life when they really fit in another. Sometimes you just need other pieces to make certain ones fit. Then, finally when the puzzle is finished you can see the big picture. You can see and understand how all those pieces worked. How they were important in achieving the final picture.
The great thing about the puzzle of our life? God is the one putting it together. Not us. God is putting every piece together in the way they were designed to be. He knows which piece fits where, which pieces don't and he already knows the bigger picture. When we try to take over and put the puzzle together ourselves, it doesn't come out right. But, when we finally just fully let go and just say, "God, You are in control. You know how my life is going to go and you know how to put the pieces together. I'm handing it all over to You." Then we have that peace knowing that God IS in control! He always is. The small sections of the puzzle may be rough, but with God, you'll get through them. Then one day we'll be able to look and see how perfectly God has placed the pieces. I'm so glad its not in my hands. I make enough mistakes in the small areas of life. So tonight, I'm letting go of the puzzle pieces in my hands, and I'm placing them in God's hands; fully trusting God to do, what only He can do.
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3 comments:
Awesome post. The only way will be what God wants us to be is if we put him in charge.
After all looks what happens when we try to be in charge.
Great post!!
Stinkin' awesome post! Thanks for the comment on my blog also!
Have a great day!
First off- You went to a Jonas Brothers concert? How Cool!!! My eight year old little brother was the first to discover them in our house. My sister and I have followed behind him in being huge fans of the group. Now, honestly, I don't know which is which and only after my sister points out there names can I even remember that. Their music is really great, though and I have heard nothing but great things about the guys themselves. So, I hope you had a great time.
Secondly- this post was excellent. You described everything so perfectly. Isn't it amazing how God will use such simple things as a puzzle to show us something. I mean not that puzzles are easy by any means, but how many times do we pass them in the store or on the kitchen table. He never stops showing us His message or His love. I am so glad that you posted about this. Something else that is amazing is that I, too, stopped today to talk to Him. In doing so, I gave it all over to Him. I am giving up on trying to figure out the pieces in my life, too. I am letting Him have them all and use me as He will.
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