Verse: "Let not your hearts be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also." John 14:1-3 NKJV
Here is a picture I found online (click here to read more about the site) and it shows a beautiful tapestry with many colours of wool, and formed together in many little pieces, make a beautiful final product. Just like our lives, each piece is important, and makes us who we are. God is the weaver, same as he is the potter.
Here is a picture of the 'backside' of the same tapestry. From that angle, it looks like a bunch of strings, not forming anything. A story that has be told over and over in different settings, using our lives as a tapestry. From this angle, it looks like a big mess, but God takes the messes in our lives and makes a message to share with the world about His Son and the gospel.
Life is a woven tapestry, full of the beautiful and the not-so-beautiful... the good and the bad, the encouraging days and the discouraging days. But knowing that we are in the hands of the great Creator helps us face those not-so-beautiful days, and we are reminded that in the end, we will have the victory, and we will be a beautiful bride wearing the robes of righteousness with our Brother Jesus!
Sometimes during the 'good days' we tend to overlook the many blessings that God has given to us, and we start to take God for granted. But during the 'bad days', we find out what we are truly made of. Eleanor Roosevelt (& later Nancy Reagan) made a statement, "A woman is like a teabag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water" & a quote by an unknown, "You don't know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have."
As I write and share my viewpoint (& more Holy Spirit inspired words) on the devotionals found in the book I am reading, 'A Woman of Faith Devotional' I pray that the words spoken/written are touching the hearts of those who read them. However, I do realize that my life is actually going in ways which Holy Spirit knows I need these words as well. This devotional for example was just for me, today (actually yesterday when I am writing this, as I didn't get to write yesterday). I thank God for the 'times of testing', for each 'test' turns into a 'testimony' and He turns our 'mess' into a 'message'. (Thanks Brother Miller for those two statements). Same as the tapestry above, the backside is a 'mess', but the front side is a beautiful tapestry with a 'message'. We need to share the 'message' of God's love with the world.
In reading "Little Keys Open Big Doors" by Rachel Hickson (©2007 by Rachel Hickson, Published by Chosen Books, Grand Rapids MI) she writes, "In the famous Bayeaux tapestry, there is a section entitled 'King Harold comforted his troops.' When you look more closely at the picture in this section, you see King Harold on his horse with a strong lance in his hand, and he is driving this lance into the backside of one of his soldiers! Over this picture hangs the phrase, 'King Harold comforts his men'. This is more like the picture of biblical comfort! We need to take courage from the Word of God and use it to inspire one another to press in and keep walking through difficult times."
Funny thing is most of us haven't reached the 'darkest days', or difficult trials & tragedies where our faith will be truly tested... but when those days come, we know that God will prove faithful and give us the strength we need, if we trust in Him. We can rest assured in His peace, that passes all understanding!
...so get out there and let God weave your masterpiece, turning your 'mess' into a 'message'!
BE BLESSED & BE A BLESSING!
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