Hmmm i love discovering Gods sense of humor in life! He loves to show us His funny side! I love that He reveals pieces of our life to us....never the whole thing! It amazes me that He can hold back such an amazing thing! I would never be able to keep something such a secret! But He does it! And the even crazier part is just when we think we have put together our whole puzzle and we can see it all, He says "no way!" and adds more pieces! Everything that happens in our life is a piece to the puzzle, even things we are not proud of or didn't plan to happen! It's all apart of the master puzzle God has designed for us! EACH OF US! We all have our own unique beautiful puzzle designed by the one and only "puzzle master!"
God is really stretching and remodeling the puzzle I once knew. I thought I saw it all and was building it according to His plan. Hmmmm...but little did I know He planned differently! It literally felt like a little child came over and spilled grape juice all over my puzzle and I had to go and search for a new one! My puzzle was ruined and I needed to get a new one! God didn't just shake up the pieces to the puzzle, He gave me a brand new one! I can't wrap my head around His humor! You would think it would be easier to shake up the pieces a bit since I already see parts of the puzzle put together, but nope! God has something else in mind! And all I can do is sit in anticipation as I construct my puzzle, longing for the next piece to be placed , and smiling knowing this is THE puzzle of my life! The destiny God has planned for me is being built this very moment!
Now don't get me wrong! I know that some pieces from the old puzzle are restored into this new one, but in a new way! A better way! A way that I could never imagine! He uses my past to bring life to my present and anticipation to my future!
Philippians 3:12-14 says...
"Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
I have one goal in mind: to take hold of what Jesus has for me (my master puzzle) and in order to do so I must forget what is behind me and press on and finish my puzzle! God does use our past to build our puzzles, but because that part of the puzzle is already in place we don't have to sit there and reflect upon it. It's already built and all we have to do is focus on putting together the rest of the puzzle!
Never rush the building process! Let God take you on a journey as you build the puzzle! He will reveal things to you through the construction! And be careful...sometimes two pieces may look the same, but only one fits! Let God lead you in choosing the right one! Never place one into your puzzle until you know it is the right piece!
Philippians 4:6-7
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Pray! It's that easy! God will reveal to you which piece fits best! Trust in Him because the piece He picks is far better than the piece we GUESS on! Let Him be the "master puzzle" maker in your life!
So, what puzzle piece has God given you today?! Ask Holy Spirit! He will always give!
God is really stretching and remodeling the puzzle I once knew. I thought I saw it all and was building it according to His plan. Hmmmm...but little did I know He planned differently! It literally felt like a little child came over and spilled grape juice all over my puzzle and I had to go and search for a new one! My puzzle was ruined and I needed to get a new one! God didn't just shake up the pieces to the puzzle, He gave me a brand new one! I can't wrap my head around His humor! You would think it would be easier to shake up the pieces a bit since I already see parts of the puzzle put together, but nope! God has something else in mind! And all I can do is sit in anticipation as I construct my puzzle, longing for the next piece to be placed , and smiling knowing this is THE puzzle of my life! The destiny God has planned for me is being built this very moment!
Now don't get me wrong! I know that some pieces from the old puzzle are restored into this new one, but in a new way! A better way! A way that I could never imagine! He uses my past to bring life to my present and anticipation to my future!
Philippians 3:12-14 says...
"Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
I have one goal in mind: to take hold of what Jesus has for me (my master puzzle) and in order to do so I must forget what is behind me and press on and finish my puzzle! God does use our past to build our puzzles, but because that part of the puzzle is already in place we don't have to sit there and reflect upon it. It's already built and all we have to do is focus on putting together the rest of the puzzle!
Never rush the building process! Let God take you on a journey as you build the puzzle! He will reveal things to you through the construction! And be careful...sometimes two pieces may look the same, but only one fits! Let God lead you in choosing the right one! Never place one into your puzzle until you know it is the right piece!
Philippians 4:6-7
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Pray! It's that easy! God will reveal to you which piece fits best! Trust in Him because the piece He picks is far better than the piece we GUESS on! Let Him be the "master puzzle" maker in your life!
So, what puzzle piece has God given you today?! Ask Holy Spirit! He will always give!
