What Becomes Of The Broken Pieces?

There is a deep inner struggle inside each of us that looks for resolve to the every day issues of life. This need to know what lies ahead, can wear on our minds and bodies to the point of mental and emotional exhaustion. Life is full of unanswered questions, shattered dreams, and broken promises, and somehow in the midst of all the disarray, we are to find peace.

Have you ever worked on a jigsaw puzzle? Hundreds of pieces, yet not one beautiful in and of itself. When the pieces are laid out, and one by one they begin coming together, anticipation begins to evolve as the many pieces begin forming a picture. If you're like me, the more the picture begins to form, the more you are inclined to finish it. Once the puzzle is complete, the picture is whole and beautiful.

Life is much like a jigsaw puzzle, often comprised with shattered and broken pieces, sometimes so many that the aspiration to envision anything beautiful is obstructed. Often the pain of past hurts is so great that no matter how hard we try, we are blinded to see even a glimmer of hope and often unable to break past the barriers of our point of pain in order to find rest. At times, we may only see broken pieces, none beautiful in and of themselves.

Where do we go from here? Do we continue to be overwhelmed by the myriad of pieces that lay before us, abolishing all hope of anything beautiful or do we begin picking up the pieces and willingly surrender them to the One who saw the beautiful masterpiece we were created to be?

If we continue to live in our place of pain, we will live a life of defeat. God never intended us to remain in our place of pain. It is from those places that we grow, and we learn how to live. It is there that our foundation is built. It is in the deepest parts of our pain, that we learn who HE is and it is there that we find rest and an unfathomable Love that is more than enough. He is truly all we need!

You are a beautiful masterpiece, created by God and in His image, don't ever let anyone tell you differently!

Only ONE can hold the pieces, will it be you or will you release them into the hands of your Creator?

"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." Isaiah 26:3