“THE PUZZLE!”

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 725

March 4, 2025///

I am sure most of you at one time or the other have put together a jigsaw puzzle. They come in all shapes and sizes and various numbers of pieces.

The object, of course, is to get all the pieces in place and you have the complete beautiful picture!

To start you try to find the outside pieces, the parameter, the ones that form the straight lines of the top, bottom, and side edges.

But if you have attempted to put a 600, 1000, or more piece puzzle together you know the outer edge pieces seem to hide and you may have most of them and look for a long time for the others and even think some are missing.

But if you just begin to fill in the middle with the pieces you can find you will run across the outer edges from time to time!

I HAVE A POINT, STAY WITH ME!

As you find a piece that fits and then a few more that fits in that area you are wrongly convinced you are on a roll, but you hit a stop and even though some of the pieces look like they would fit and we try, they are not the right fit.

We then must look at the pieces, find one that fits another place and fill in that area until we hit a stop. Meanwhile we run across some of the missing outer edges.

If we work on it enough, we will get all the pieces in place and see the beauty!

May we compare that to our lives. First let me say that God created you with a plan for your life!

We may look at our lives and see pieces that are scattered and not all in order. We may start trying to put our lives together through prayer by placing things that are the parameter of all we are in place: our families, jobs, etc.

But we hit a stopping point, and nothing fits the outside edge.

We move to a place in the middle where a piece fits (maybe the right church or friends, etc.). And for a while we are building that part of our life and then nothing is going right!

We try different things that look perfect but do not fit. We must move to a different part of Gods plan for our life.

From all of this we can learn that we must do the next thing, or the last thing God has shown us to do.

We must not get stuck in place looking for the right thing to happen or the right opportunity to open.

To go forward in our lives and in our walk with God we must do what we can!

We must do what we know to do and do it unto the lord and with all our hearts and we will soon see the next thing or a different thing.

If we do what we can, our eyes will be open to the next step in completing the plan God created us for.

We must stop trying to do or fit into out lives the things that do not fit, because they are not a part of Gods beautiful picture of our lives.

As we do what we can do, we will find the things that fit the parameter, which is a greater walk with the creator God who surrounds us with favor, love, and peace.

As we commit to what we can do and commit ourselves to walk with Jesus, He will show us the way.

I pray you will join me in a commitment to do the things we can and not try to make pieces of our life fit where they do not belong!

Matthew 11:28–30 (TPT)

²⁸ “Are you weary, carrying a heavy burden? Then come to me. I will refresh your life, for I am your oasis. ²⁹ Simply join your life with mine. Learn my ways and you’ll discover that I’m gentle, humble, easy to please. You will find refreshment and rest in me. ³⁰ For all that I require of you will be pleasant and easy to bear.”

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Father, in Jesus” name I ask that you help each one who reads this to commit to you all we are and all we are not. Guide us to do what we can and walk in fellowship with you and you will guide us in all we do! Amen!

Love, MeMaw