Jigsaw Puzzle
"Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself....each
day has enough trouble of its own." (Matthew 6:34)
Life was a slow, easy pace, at the cottage on the lake, where I spent many
summers as a child. There was always a jigsaw puzzle on the cardtable. Somehow
it was like a magnet, drawing me as I passed by, “Sit down, and put that one
piece in.”
Early on, we had photos of puppies and kittens in baskets with large pieces
Later, country landscapes with tiny pieces. As soon as we’d finish one, we’d
begin another. Dump out the box. Save any pieces already stuck together for a
head start. Prop up the lid so the finished picture was visible.
Soon puzzle pieces would be scattered everywhere on the table top. Mom taught
us, “Separate the pieces with straight, outside edges. Find the four corners,
and make the frame before starting the rest.”
What if there had been no cover picture to guide us and help put the pieces
together? We don’t have a lid to look at, with a finished photo, for the puzzles
of our lives. God, however, knows exactly and precisely what the picture looks
like.
I recall my little sister would pick up a piece and determinedly declare, “This
fits!”, as she would try and force the cardboard into the space. How often I try
to sqeeze something into my life that is not supposed to be there, not designed
for that particular time and place.
One day at a time, as we turn our lives over to Him, the Lord give us a piece
for the day. “It’s a puzzlement!”...the King of Siam, to Anna, in the musical,
The King and I. Yes, well, not to Someone.
That’s good news.
Inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy
Sally I. Kennedy, ©2010
http://www.sallyikennedy.com