September 28, 2007
-
Square Puzzle Pieces, Borderless Life
- By Leann Guzman -
Have you ever tried to put together one of those 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles? When you first open the box, all the pieces are there, thrown in the box in a chaotic mess. At first you can’t tell which pieces go where. Yet you know that if you work at it long enough and get all the pieces in the right place, they will fit together perfectly, and it will look just like the picture on the front of the box.
After a little work and sorting of the pieces, you usually have at least the border of the puzzle put together because, as we all know from kindergarten, it’s easiest to start with the straight-edged pieces. Keep working, and you can begin to see what the finished product will look like. But, even though you can kind of tell what the picture is supposed to be, there are still pieces of the puzzle missing, so that the whole picture just isn’t there yet.
With a little determination and perseverance and a lot of patience, you can finish the puzzle and enjoy the picture for a while, hardly believing that it started out as a jumbled mess in the box.
Of course, your life is like a puzzle that God is putting together. So many times during your walk with God, maybe even now, you feel that the puzzle of your life isn’t coming together right or isn’t being finished fast enough.
The good news is that the puzzle of your life is not a square with borders, like most traditional puzzles. There are not a limited number of pieces to your life. Your puzzle is infinite, growing, and borderless. God starts at the center, putting the pieces where they are supposed to go to make the best outcome for you and to fulfill His purpose for your life. If you will submit to God and allow Him to have His way in your life, your puzzle will come together and will depict the beautiful picture God intends for the world and others to see.
And He doesn’t stop for any borders. God will continue to move outward in layers, as far as you want to go or will allow Him to go. There is never any end to your puzzle. There is always more of the picture that God can add, more beauty, more victory, more blessings to your life. This is the life of a submitted Apostolic—a puzzle with an infinite number of pieces that continues to become more magnificent and pleasing to God over time.
It may seem like God is taking too much time putting together the pieces of your life. It may feel like the one piece that you are positive will complete you and make you happy just isn’t happening soon enough, or maybe it didn’t happen at all. But remember, God is the One in control. He puts the pieces of the puzzle of your life in the right place at the right time. He is never late, He is never wrong, and He never gives up. As Solomon revealed, “He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end” (Ecclesiastes 3:11).
Could you imagine how much harder it would be and how much longer it would take to put together that 1,000 piece puzzle if the pieces fought you every time you tried to put them together? If you submit to God and allow Him to do things in His timing and according to His plan, then the picture your puzzle projects will be more amazing than you ever thought it could be. You will never regret submitting to His will. As Solomon said, He will make your puzzle beautiful “in His time.”
You do not know what is best for you; only God knows that. Yet you can rest in the assurance that He loves you more than you can comprehend, and He is always working toward adding more beauty, more victory, and more blessings to your borderless life. And after a while of submitting to Him and trusting Him completely, you will step back in disbelief, seeing what a wonderful picture God has made with what was the jumbled mess of your life.
Funny Foto Friday
I’ll be back in a little while to share some news…
some good….some not so good.
I pray you all have a wonderful Friday!
Hugs and blessings,
Deborah <><
Be sure to check out those cute little ‘pets’
over at BetsaflyGallery!
Post a Comment
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Comments (13)
Yes, sometimes I think God is taking too long to put the puzzle together…but I know His Way is Perfect….
Your comic is hilarious:lol:
God is totally awesome and Thank you for praying for my mom love ya sis:wave::p:)
Deborah,
Our lives are like puzzle pieces. I think what is hardest for me is I find pieces in my “box” that don’t fit anywhere – they may even be from a differnent puzzle. Still I know that God knows what goes where and I am content in that. ~ Gina
This is so of the Lord. I was just using a puzzle analogy to talk to a friend today. I told her that our life is like a puzzle that God can see completely put together, but we only get to see one piece at a time. We may not think a piece fits in the puzzle, but God knows how it will work and why it is being put there.
Thank you for this today.
I’m wondering about your news…
What a great post – it was like it was written to witness to me. I will blog on my site and you will see what I mean. I will stop back to read the rest of your post. Have a great day!
I love doing puzzles. Hope you have a good week
:sunny: funny cartoon!!! love your grey cat! I used to have one with very yellow eyes and his name was saffron…. somewhere along the line I developed an allergy to cats and to some dogs too so we admire most of them from afar… have a lovely weekend! :yes:
What a great post! Cute funny photo too. I love Reverend Fun.
Looking forward to your news. Hope the good is really good and hope the bad isn’t too bad. Have a beautifully blessed weekend!
Hello, girl! Hope you have a wonderful weekend……..
:heartbeat: :heartbeat: :heartbeat:
I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Enjoy this nice fall weather. I sent a picture to Betsafly, should be up soon. It was hard to pick which on to send since I have some cute ones of both my cats and my dog. I will give a praise that God has gotten me through some hard moments this week!
:fun:
Hi Deborah:wave:
GOD IS SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!!!! AMEN!!!
love your funny pic:lol:
Have A Fabulous Friday:sunny:
{{{HUGS}}}
:love:Jeanette:love:
oh p.s….i finally took the time to submit a photo to betsaflygallery…sent it on Wed…it’s not posted yet…hope i wasn’t too late:p
I am glad God knows what is best for me. I have lots of good ideas, but God ideas are the best! I thought I would die when God said, “Move to Denmark.” I even told Him NO at first! LOL! I am so glad He was patient. I can now see how this was so right! I love where I am and what I do. He knew. I didn’t! Of course, there are hard parts to it, but when you know you are where God wants you to be, there is always joy, peace and grace. Blessings on your weekend. I hope you will be sharing more good news than not so good! :heartbeat:
:sunny:Praying for you! Hope you have a Fabulous Friday!…………(((((Hugs))))………In Christ’s Love……Monic:heartbeat: