Puzzles

God made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him. Psalm 18:20 MSG

I was looking at some puzzles the other day and was taken in by the beauty of each finished picture on the back of the box. So much detail. So much color. Beautiful landscapes and scenes that made you want to be there. One puzzle had 1000 pieces, another had 750 and others had 400. Each was unique and regardless of the number of pieces, once completed would make the exact picture it was intended to make.

Our lives are just like those puzzles. There is a final display that will awe and amaze us when we are lives here on earth are finished. Some will have more life experiences than others, but each one is specific for our own growth and purpose. Along the way we begin to see our story take shape and we can often see how God is fitting every detail into perfect order.

Think about how difficult it would be to finish the puzzle if there were hidden pieces. When we hold back our thoughts, struggles, temptations and fears from God, we are missing out on His all seeing perspective that shows us how those very issues will be used to make the jumbled fragments of our lives complete.

Today’s verse touched my heart at the thought of laying it all out before God and inviting Him in to work the puzzle of our life together. When we do, not only do we experience beautiful fellowship and relationship with Him, but in time, the picture is complete. Finished exactly as God intended it to be. A beautifully and wonderfully made masterpiece.