August 8, 2024 – It’s A Puzzle

It’s A Puzzle
August 8, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 19:21-24
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    Our family used to enjoy putting together puzzles. There always seemed to be a puzzle on the table. Most family members would stop by, look for a few pieces, and then place them where they belonged in the puzzle.

    Sometimes we’d find a few pieces that fit together, but we couldn’t figure out where they belonged in the puzzle. So, these pieces would sit beside the puzzle, connected together, until we later discovered their place.

    Occasionally, we would lose a piece. How discouraging it was to complete a puzzle, only to find one piece missing. Later, when we’d find a puzzle piece around the house, we’d try to determine which puzzle it belonged to. The only way to know was if we had seen the completed puzzle. Otherwise, it was just a colored, funny-shaped piece of cardboard.

    Our lives are much like these puzzles. We want to believe we have everything figured out, when in truth, we are all just pieces of a much bigger picture. Only God, who has seen the whole plan, can truly understand how our lives fit with the lives of others. He has already seen the completed puzzle. We might try to fit here or there, but without God’s guidance, we are simply out of place. Occasionally, we find a few others and realize we fit comfortably together with them. Yet we are still not the entire puzzle, just a section of the picture that only God has seen. How can we possibly fit into life’s puzzle? Since only God knows, it is important for us to follow His guidance and let Him place each of us exactly where we belong.     

 

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

     Some may be thinking, “I don’t seem to fit anywhere.” We had those puzzle pieces too—the ones we tried but couldn’t find a place for. So, we set them aside and continued searching. We knew they had to fit somewhere. When we finally found their place, it felt as if those pieces were extra special because they completed the entire picture. You do fit. We all fit into God’s plan. “The counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.”

Are you letting God place you into His Master Plan?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: August 8, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
  Jeremiah 5 – Jeremiah 7
  Proverbs 19:21 – 24

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Psa. 33-36
  Rom. 3