The Puzzle Quilt

I am working on a puzzle quilt and it’s turning out pretty cool if I do say so myself! Lol

As I was sewing the pieces together this morning God started talking to me about our puzzle pieces. Wow, you see this quilt I’m working on is not a specific pattern, you just cut the pieces sort of randomly and sew them together, because of that they don’t always “meet” together exactly right. However, once you get them all sewn together you don’t even notice the little imperfections. You just see this beautiful splash of color and creativity. Scraps of cloth sewn together that bring joy, warmth, comfort and convey love. For me a quilt is a huge example of love. Someone took a lot of time and effort to make it and then gave it away.

That is how our lives are. We all have little segments of our lives that seem random, don’t exactly fit with our ideas, our wants, our desires, our plans. We have people that annoy us or bring us joy or occasionally bring us pain. Some of us have jobs we hate and jobs we love. We have family members and friends that are not walking the same path we are. But what would life be without all those little pieces that don’t seem to fit? Life is meant to be enjoyed, savored, even the mistakes and pain and hurt. They all work together to either make us forgiving and loving or angry and bitter. It’s our choice. God wants us to choose life and forgiveness, but He will never force us to do that, He gave us free will. But oh look how rich life can be if you choose the light and not the dark! We can be victorious over the pain, over the loss, over the hurt and despair. It’s a choice. Choose well my friends. Let Him come and heal your hurt and pain and wrap you in His quilt of love.