Our lives is like a puzzle. Each thing that happens is another puzzle piece that God is creating to complete our puzzle. Of course, our puzzle won't be completed until we see Jesus face to face but that is what our lives are. We are created by God and God is the creator of each piece of puzzle of our lives. Isn't that awesome?
So in order to have the completed puzzle picture of our life, God has to form each puzzle piece in a very special way in order to fit the picture. You might could say that the crooked edges and the indentions on the puzzles pieces are the challenges and blessings that happen in our lives. So picture this, God had this picture of our life before we were even born or thought about and there it is in front of Him. We are born and our life begins and the pieces of the puzzle ~ or the things that happen in our life ~ form each puzzle piece so that we can complete this beautiful picture that is God's plan for our lives.
So rest assure that God is in control. We just have to have the faith to allow Him to work in our lives and know that
“...all things work together for good to those who love God,
to those who are the called according to His purpose”
(Rom. 8:28)
This verse cannot be emphasized too much. We have to have faith and love in God and all the things will work together for our good.
But we have to have the challenges in our lives as well as the blessings or our puzzle pieces would not be able to interlock together to form the beautiful picture that is forming. Wow! Think about it! Where there is an indention in a piece of puzzle the other interlocking piece is protruding. So where that indention has to be whittled and worked on (which could be the challenges and hardships, sickness, disease, depression, etc.) there is an interlocking piece that does have that much whittling which could be compared to the blessings. So we have a challenge but the opposite of that challenge is the blessing! They interlock and make that beautiful picture that God has drawn out for our lives.
Now, why in the world do we complain, say negative things, get depressed, grow bitter, get angry, etc? All the situations that are happening that we have the choice of doing any of the above or accepting them as God's way of whittling out each puzzle piece on our life to fit that puzzle picture to a "T". This verse can be even applied to the detail that God has designed our lives.
"For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law (not even the smallest detail of God's law), till all be fulfilled."
~Matthew 5:18 ~
This is talking about God's law but also we can apply it to our lives. Not one small detail is left out by God. Just as God takes care of the lilies as stated in the Scripture in Matthew 6:28, "And why do you worry about clothes? Look at how the lilies in the field grow. They don't work or make clothes for themselves. " Oh how He wants us to allow Him to work in our lives.
We just have to learn not to stand in His way and leave the complaining, negative thoughts, depression, bitterness, anger, jealousy, etc. out of our lives. We do not want to hinder God's work in our lives and if we allow these negative things to dwell in our hearts and minds then the room left for God to work is made so much smaller.
Just want to remind you again in this part of the series that God has left nothing to chance. He has given us the free will of choice but our perfect puzzle picture is there before His eyes and He is completing it one piece at a time as we live our lives. Let's all remember that God is in control and nothing can happen to us unless He allows it. Live out your days with this verse in song.
This is the day, This is the day,
That the Lord has made, That the Lord has made
I will rejoice, I will rejoice and be glad in it, and be glad in it.
This is the day that Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.
This is the day, this is the day that the Lord has made.(by JOHN W. PETERSON)
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