Trust Him

Perhaps not all my life but in this present season, I enjoy puzzles.  I’ve enjoyed doing puzzles with Ella, and it’s brought to mind Mr. Bill’s mother and how much she loved a good puzzle challenge.  I’m sure part of my boys’ memories are puzzling with their Granny.

It’s both accurate and profound to say life is like a puzzle.  So much we try but just cannot figure out, no matter how hard we try.  It’s like a difficult puzzle or that puzzle that is [you find at the end] missing a piece!  Sometimes you just want to put it all back in the box and quit or on a shelf to gather dust.  God knew how challenging life would be especially when so much doesn’t fit or make sense.  That’s why He gave us these words: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5-6).  If we knew how all of life fit together and the purpose of every fitting, I wouldn’t need to depend upon and trust in God Who knows and completes all things according to His purpose.  As we trust and discouragement threatens, we have the invitation to cast all our anxieties on Christ because He cares deeply for us (1 Peter 5:7).  Puzzles with Ella are fun – no stress because she knows where all the pieces go!  God knows where all the pieces of life fit, too.  Trust Him!