Easier Said Than Done...

One night, while praying, I had a bit of a revelation. Nothing short of God giving me a little insight into what's happening in my life. I had had a really rough day. I was upset over some memories from my past. I was upset because I didn't think I was making any progress. And while praying - the following realization hit me.

My life is a series of puzzle pieces. And when I get to the end of it, the puzzle will be complete. God knows what each and every one of those pieces looks like. I, unfortunately, do not. He also knows what the completed picture will look like. Again, I do not. During the past five years of my life, I spent so much time trying to smash any sort of puzzle piece into the holes I saw. Very few of them actually fit or were meant to go there. But to me, that hole had to be filled.

And now this process I am going through, requires the pieces I shoved in there that didn't fit to be taken out. And thats what God is doing. Before he can add the correct pieces in, He has to remove the ones that don't belong. And that process is painful. And it is long. But I know that once its done, its done. That piece is gone. And the one that will be put there in its place will bring so much more satisfaction and happiness than I could ever have imagined.

So the days that are hard, are worth it. I just need to keep that in mind. God's just doing a little rearranging. And He's more than welcome to.