I loved sitting and putting puzzles together as a kid. I started with the big wooden pieces and worked my way up to the small, intricate and difficult puzzles with hundreds of pieces. The frustrating thing that came with the more challenging puzzles was the way it seemed there were similar shaped pieces that looked a lot alike. Invariably there would be an empty spot that would form with a odd shape, then I would joyously find a piece that appeared to be an identical match, only to have it not quite fit. It was at this point; I would push, remove and repeat for numerous times. My hope was that somehow it would turn into the missing piece that would exactly fit the hole. But, in the end, it was the wrong piece.
It was not until I gave up and looked for another piece that I was able to fill the spot. Much the same, many of us are living this puzzle called life and all of us want to be happy. Yet, we find ourselves pushing and pushing the wrong pieces into the holes of our lives. We think, “If I can just get married, obtain a new job, move to a new city, or reach a new high, then I’ll be happy.” The reality is that we are trying to force something into a hole that only God can fill.
Each of us are made by a Creator that loves us and wants good things for us, but He is the missing piece for many. We try to cram relationships, careers, money, things money can buy, positions, and other things and it leads to frustration, hurt, anguish and pain.
Just like getting the right shape in the right place can only complete the puzzle on a card table, we cannot find happiness until we get Jesus in the God-shaped hole in our lives. Once we do, then we begin to experience life to the full that Jesus came to bring.
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