While putting a puzzle together with my kiddos, I was reminded of an excellent point. It was the perfect teachable moment! Just because I wanted pieces to fit, didn't mean it worked out. Kinda like our faith. We trust God to see the bigger picture, right? Not just the pieces we have before us.
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1
So I took this moment to talk with my kids.
I shared, many people view faith almost the same as a genie in a bottle. Faith is trusting Jehovah to meet our needs; which doesn't necessarily line up with our wants.
If our hope is in Him, we will desire His Will above our own, His plan above ours and trust our needs will be met according to His purpose.
Then, we each tried to piece together pieces that didn't belong together. It simply didn't work! Even when colors were similar, it just wasn't meant to be! Then we all found pieces that fit, not only did the picture jive right, but there was NO force to make something happen that shouldn't happen to begin with. It was a fun, hands on lesson for them and a definite needed reminder for me!
I trust The Lord in His leading & guiding that He will have His perfect way in this imperfect life. Are you living on genuine faith or that which is often falsely promoted in a genie type sense?
"(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)" 2 Corinthians 5:7 Are we living this out loud in our most needful and trying times?
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