Journal #6
I remember my
family putting together a puzzle once. I was young and easily distracted, so it
was difficult for me to sit still long enough to make any headway on that
frustrating task. The pieces were scattered out all over the living room floor,
the mass of tangled pieces didn’t look anything like the box, and I would have
given up if my parents hadn’t been there to help me. Slowly, though, over the
course of several weeks, the puzzle came together piece-by-piece to form the
picture of a scarlet, rustic barn that was printed on the box. As we put the
last straggling piece in place, I rejoiced and celebrated. The picture was
complete; we had won.
Sometimes
my inability to see the box-top of my life overwhelms me. It seems that my
talents, my interests, my experiences, my calling, my personality, my desires,
et cetera have no hope of coming together to form a coherent plan. I get frustrated
by a missing piece and try to fix it by my own power, cramming together
unfitting areas and neglecting areas that are actually part of the design. Since
I cannot yet see the big picture of my life, I try to create my own picture, and
all I end up with is a mix-matched pile of uselessness.
The
Great Creator, however, knows full and well what my box-top looks like. He
designed it, and He is orchestrating it moment-by-moment. He knows my scattered
talents and desires, my gifts and my weaknesses, and He will one day bring them
together into a whole. Right now, I see only in part but, one day I will “see
not in part but in whole,” and I will “know fully as I am known.” That day is
my goal and my desire, but until then I have a job to do. I plan and I try, but
my assurance comes from the knowledge of the power and love of God. As His
child, He is with me, and He expects me to work through my confusion and to focus
on Him. If I strive to align my desires to His will, to seek after His heart,
then I have no need to worry. No, I can’t see the future. But He does, and that
is all I need to know.
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