Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Piecing Life Together

May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together-spirit, soul, and body-and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. 1Thessalonians 5:23

I have this book called 100 Favorite Bible Verses but it doesn’t say who the author is but I like the analogy that it put with the verse above.

A jigsaw puzzle is made up of multiple parts. It is only when these parts are put together, when the puzzle is whole and complete, that you see the picture it was designed to display. Your life is the same way. Your life is made up of many complex components: family life, job, hobbies, physical health, emotional state, present circumstances, past experiences, hopes for the future, relationship with God. It would be easy to feel that your life is fragmented, like unconnected pieces of a puzzle that don’t seem to fit. But, that isn’t the way you were designed.