The World Is A Puzzle

There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much. Everyday after work the man would come home and play with the little boy. He would always spend all of his extra time playing with the little boy.

 

One night, while the man was at work, he realized that he had extra work to do for the evening, and that he wouldn't be able to play with his little boy. But, he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him busy. So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He removed the map, and then patiently tore it up into small pieces. Then he put all the pieces in his coat pocket.

 

When he got home, the little boy came running to him and was ready to play. The man explained that he had extra work to do and couldn't play just now, but he led the little boy into the dining room, and taking out all the pieces of the map, he spread them on the table. He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could put it back together, his extra work would be finished, and they could both play. Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.

 

About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, "Okay, it's finished. Can we play now?"

The man was surprised, saying, "That's impossible. Let's go see." And sure enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together, every piece in its place.

 

The man said, "That's amazing! How did you do that?" The boy said, "It was simple. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together the whole world fell into place."

(When the picture of Jesus is in your life, your whole world falls into place)

Quilt-Making

 

Watching someone make a quilt can be deceiving. As they stitch from the back of the quilt it appears that what they are making is boring, messy and sometimes even ugly. Yet and still, you know that it’s creator is working towards some extraordinary vision, some amazing end goal.

The magic doesn’t happen until you see flip them over–that’s when you learn that what you’ve been looking at is really a beautiful work of art.

The making of life is much like the making of a quilt. There will be mess. There will be times when things look boring or even appear to be ugly. But like a quilt being stitched, it may look messy, boring or ugly while you’re in it but, as long as you continue to work towards a remarkable vision, the world (including yourself) will be amazed when you finish and flip it over.

Don’t get caught up on the seemingly not so pleasant aspects of life, a beautiful piece of work is in the making. Only the Designer/God knows the whole picture. Try to see things in God's grand perspectives!