Daily Devotional for March 26, 2022
A Life-Puzzle
“Guess what, Grandma,” said Maelie as she worked on a jigsaw puzzle. “The house we’re moving to is right next to a horse ranch! Isn’t that exciting?”
“It is,” Grandma agreed. “I guess that means you’re looking forward to moving, right?” Maelie nodded, and Grandma turned to Maelie’s brother. “How about you, Owen? Are you eager to move too?”
“No. I’m going to miss all my friends,” replied Owen gloomily. “And I’ll miss you and Grandpa.” Owen sighed. “I don’t see why we can’t stay right here!”
Grandma put an arm around him. “I’ll miss you too, but I know God has a reason for having your family move.”
Maelie frowned as she continued to work on her puzzle. “I hate it when pieces won’t go in!” she muttered. “This one should go here! It’s the right color and everything.” She tried again to force the piece to fit.
“The color is right,” said Grandma. “But if that piece won’t go in, you’d better look for a different one. Try the one over there.”
“This one?” Maelie picked up the puzzle piece and tried it in the space. It didn’t go in either.
“You’ve got it turned the wrong way,” said Owen. “Turn it the other way around.”
Maelie turned it the way Owen suggested. “Hey! It does fit. Good job, Owen.”
Grandma smiled. “In a way, life is like a puzzle. It’s sometimes hard for us to understand what purpose God has for allowing certain things to happen. But as time goes by, we often see the pieces slowly begin to fit into place.”
“But why can’t staying here be a piece of my life-puzzle?” asked Owen.
“I don’t know, Owen, but I do know it isn’t good to try to force a piece into the puzzle when it doesn’t fit. We need to remember that Jesus is with us, even when things don’t seem to make sense, and trust Him to work everything out. He knows what pieces are needed in our lives and how they should fit together to make a beautiful picture—one that points to His love and faithfulness.”
“So you’re saying I need to trust Him with this piece of my life—this move?” Owen asked, and Grandma nodded. “Okay,” Owen said. “I will.”
-Gloria D. Morrison
How about you?
Do you wonder why God has allowed certain things to happen in your life? Everyone goes through difficult experiences that don’t make sense to us. We don’t need to understand God’s reasons for allowing those things to happen—we just need to trust Jesus to be with us and use them for good. Trust Him to take all the pieces of your life—the good parts and those that don’t seem good to you—and fit them together to make something beautiful.
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