God's Jigsaw

We're all living in an age of uncertainty, and anything can happen. And the scary part is that anything BAD can happen. So it helps to remember that we, Christians, have a God who's in control and knows the full picture of the jigsaw of our lives.

The truth is: we'll only see the jigsaw of our lives completed when we reach heaven. There'll be plenty of mysteries, questions and stuff we won't understand while we're here on earth. Perhaps we look back and see the few pieces fixed already, but what lies ahead and HOW God places the remaining pieces; we don't know. And what's in the past may even look boring, plain, or even WRONG on their own.

Or maybe the first few pieces looked alright, even beautiful. Yet one day Satan comes along, picks up a piece and tries to fit it in a wrong position. Maybe the final piece to finish the jigsaw, but at the wrong time. Or simply bringing a cup of milk and spilling it all over, messing up our lives. Or so it seems.

Yet we need to get this: that Satan is no feat for God. God says," Give me back that piece, that's the wrong one." And satan, with trembling hands, returns it to God. Or God simply takes His ADIDAS IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING towel, and wipes off the spilled milk.

Are you worried about how your jigsaw will turn out?

Or can you trust the One fixing the jigsaw? Can you live life freely without worrying, as if God has already completed your jigsaw? Cos He will.

1Co 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.

Ps: For a lesson on life, sign up for the Standard Chartered marathon. Its a sermon on the run, literally. :)

A Place of Thus Far

“Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and said, ’Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?’” 2 Samuel 7:18 (ESV)

Devotion:
Have you been in a place of “thus far?” A place where you find yourself in the constant misting of God’s blessing and favor on your life. Not blessings and favor by the world’s standards of materialism and wealth, but by the Lord’s standard of provision, protection, providence, and peace that come from walking with the Lord on a daily basis.

You arrive at the place by faith, following the Lord’s leading and trusting His ways, not your own. One day, as you meet with the Lord, like David, you sit and take summary of all the Lord has done for you. With compulsory praise and complete humility you say to the Lord, “Who am I that you have brought me thus far?”

Oh the places David had seen in his lifetime! From the grassy meadows, to the splendor of palace life, a drafty cave, back to the throne itself. Yes, King David had arrived at a place of “thus far” in his life. He had experienced every emotion that exists, from confidence to fear, love to hate, and sadness to joy. After all that King David had been through I can certainly understand why he needed to go sit before the LORD and ask, "Who am I?"

He was overwhelmed at the goodness of God and the faithfulness he had experienced. He had been through some of the toughest situations a person could go through, yet because He remained faithful God was allowing David to receive his just reward. I have to think the reward of kingship and royalty paled in comparison to knowing the goodness and faithfulness of God.

Have you been there? Life has taken twists, turns, and changes at every bend, yet somehow for a season you have arrived at a place to receive abundant blessings from the Lord. You realize your place of thus pales in comparison to knowing and experiencing the goodness and faithfulness of God.

No matter what current circumstances you find yourself in, with our Living God there is always a place of “thus far” awaiting around the next bend. This is a place of celebration, praise, complete humility and gratitude before the Lord. I have discovered the hardships we go through are all worthwhile when we get to our place of “thus far.” In compulsory praise, with a humbled heart, we can pour our blessings back out to the Lord in praise and cry, “Who I am Lord, that you have brought me thus far?”

Dear Lord, forgive me when I fail to sit and take summary of Your tremendous favor in my life. The misting of blessings and favor are far superior to anything this world can afford me. Help me to remember my place of “thus far” when Your plan for my life leads me to another season that may be risky and cause me to walk by faith and not by sight. I offer this praise of thanksgiving to You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen



Wendy Pope

Live in the Present

CONTENTMENT avoids:
o the desire for things more than God
o the desire for pleasure more than godliness
o the longing for more things than for Him who is to be all in all
o the desire for what others have when they have more or better things or situations than we have and the constant thoughts about things over the spiritual world

Dancing Past Regrets

From crosswalk.com....

The Writer of our story and the One who has ordained all our days loves us intimately. The number of precious thoughts He has toward us cannot even be measured! That means God not only has our life story planned out, but because He loves us immeasurably, that story is truly a good one…one of loving kindness and hope. So we don’t need to be doubled over in disappointment and shame, thinking our lives are past the point of ever turning out well. We don’t need to live with regrets that we made certain choices that messed up our lives. We can, instead, dance past those regrets knowing that God is still in charge and He knows the plans He has for us, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11b).


Will you go through this day differently knowing that the Writer of your story has precious thoughts of you too numerable to measure? And will you trust Him today that He has this chapter of your life already resolved and is waiting for you to see the benefits of trusting Him as you live through it?


You can rejoice today knowing that your circumstances are no accident in the eyes of an all-knowing, all-seeing God. And because your days were written out in His book before you were born, He has already planned the “happy ending” that still lies ahead of you. Don’t’ give up on God because your story in His book is only half-lived.

Trust the process.

Trust your Maker.

And rest in the fact that the Writer knows exactly what’s ahead and can get you safely to the “happily ever after.”

I Choose You Jesus

Ah Jesusss heal my heart...Old wounds hurt alot.

Sometimes thinking about the future sucks. But I guess thats not the case if God's always in the picture.

Trusting God prob means to not worry or fear or think of how to handle the future. Trusting God prob means living, being thankful, enjoying the present.

Help me 2 trust You.