We used to make puzzles on our dining room table over Christmas break. We’d dump the load of pieces, turn them all over to show the myriad of colors and designs and enjoy the hours, searching and finding just the right one to fit in just the right place. Of course, we used the picture on the box as a guide, otherwise the process would be grueling.
Sometimes I find myself puzzled, staring at the same few pieces of my life wondering how they fit. If I could only make sense of them, get them in the right position, figure out how to use them in the best way. But often all I see are dead ends, collapsed bridges, gnarled paths and no way to connect. The problem is I cannot see the whole picture, there is no sample to follow, no box that neatly holds all the pieces.
But God. God sees the picture He wants me to follow. He knows the way the pieces will fit together just so. He assembles one corner of the picture so that when I build with Him in faith, I can reach that place, connect and make sense of it all.
My life does not have to be puzzling. I do not have to figure it all out alone. I can trust my life to the One who sees the big picture. He will help me create it.
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. Proverbs 19:21
Meeting God at the Park 