Mosiac

I was talking to a friend this week and she shared some news with me that really broke my heart. She had made a decision several years ago that I could see was going to cause some long term pain to her and several other people that I know and love. The realization of this fact weighed heavy on my heart for several days, and I was finding it hard to see the light at the end of this tunnel.

Through this process, I was reminded of the brokenness of my own life. All of the bad choices I have made. The way my choices and rebellion against God have caused so many people that I love to suffer. These were sobering thoughts but the Lord was reminding me of these things so that I could see the hope in my friend's situation.

God was showing me that I am like a Mosaic. God has taken my life and all of the broken pieces and has put them together to make something new and beautiful. I have had the opportunity in my life to make a few mosaics. The process requires much observation from the artist. I remember spending so much time staring at and studying the broken pieces to find the vision of how something beautiful could come from them and to know how they would fit together. It says in Psalm 139:17 "How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered." The Lord thinks about me and you more that we can number. This is a comfort to my soul. God is the artist in my life that is looking carefully at my brokenness and will work miracles to make my life something beautiful that will shine for His glory.

What is my part? My part is to present the broken pieces to the Master artist. Psalm 51:17 says, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God." The word sacrifice means "an offering to a deity of something precious." I love this verse! What is precious to God is our broken spirit, our broken heart, our brokenness in general. This is what God wants from us. For us to bring our brokenness to Him. He wants us to come to Him and ask Him to take these broken pieces and make something beautiful.

I was listening to a song today that summed up all of my thoughts. The song is by Laura Story and is called "I Think of You." The verse says, "I think of You who shines with endless light through broken jars of clay, I think of You redeeming every part of each day that You made." This is what God does in our lives. This is why we are never without hope. Can you see your life as a beautiful mosaic masterpiece with the Light of Jesus shining through?

2 Corinthians 4:7- We now have this light (the Light of Jesus) shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.