There they lay…2500 puzzle pieces.  A completed picture just waiting to be put together.  So, where do you start when beginning to put the pieces of a puzzle together?  Some folks may decide to begin with the framework…the outer edges.  Others may start sorting them out by color, design or maybe even sorting them by shape.  It doesn't really matter the plan on how to begin...the end result is really the only thing that counts.

These scattered puzzle pieces came to my mind as I began to think about what to write for this article.  Knowing that I would be writing a bit about my past caused my mind to picture a table filled with scattered puzzle pieces.  Various shapes, sizes, and colors, all had their own meaning and also each had their place in my life. Some brought joyful and happy memories, while some caused the pain of the past to come swiftly into focus.

I was meeting with a couple this morning and we were talking about understanding and how God sees more than we do and simply asks us to trust, even when we don't see the whole picture. The husband of this wonderful couple was talking about how he is the "fixer" at his job. He is able to talk to the "Big Boss" and know where the direction of the company is going, and therefore while he may not be at liberty to share with others, he directs his employees as he sees them fitting into the big picture. He describing the situation where many employees get frustrated and question him because they only see what they know, but don't see the big picture. We talked about how if only they could trust that he knows the big picture, they would be better able to go along without question.I came away from that interaction realizing that God handles us very similarly. I don't always know the big picture, but I just want him to tell me how things are going to turn out... sometimes He does and sometimes He doesn't. Trusting that He knows the big picture is not my problem, trusting that I can trust Him even when I don't know the big picture is.