I just finished gluing together a decorative tile ball. What a sense of accomplishment I feel!
A couple of weeks ago, I heard something fall. A couple of minutes later, Kennedy walked into my room, very timidly, holding what was left of one of my decorative tile balls in one hand and all the broken pieces in the other. I calmly took a deep breath and said to myself, "it's only a thing and at least she feels sorry about breaking it." I didn't yell at her. I told her that she shouldn't have been playing near them and I thanked her for finding all the pieces and bringing them to me.
I set the ball and the pieces on my dresser. They sat. They sat. And, they sat.
Though, I never forgot about the broken ball, I'm sure the ball wondered, maybe even worried, that I would just throw it away. No, I had every intention of putting the pieces back together. The right time just hadn't come.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
When life is in pieces, we shouldn't worry. God will glue us back together when He is ready.
Just as I felt great after I finished making the ball whole again, I'm sure God finds satisfaction when He makes us feel whole again. I know He enjoys putting us back together, but we need to wait on Him and let Him. And, by the way, I had to scrape some of the old glue off before I could fit the pieces back on. What does He need to scrape off of us? Hmmmmm......
A couple of weeks ago, I heard something fall. A couple of minutes later, Kennedy walked into my room, very timidly, holding what was left of one of my decorative tile balls in one hand and all the broken pieces in the other. I calmly took a deep breath and said to myself, "it's only a thing and at least she feels sorry about breaking it." I didn't yell at her. I told her that she shouldn't have been playing near them and I thanked her for finding all the pieces and bringing them to me.
I set the ball and the pieces on my dresser. They sat. They sat. And, they sat.
Though, I never forgot about the broken ball, I'm sure the ball wondered, maybe even worried, that I would just throw it away. No, I had every intention of putting the pieces back together. The right time just hadn't come.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
When life is in pieces, we shouldn't worry. God will glue us back together when He is ready.
Just as I felt great after I finished making the ball whole again, I'm sure God finds satisfaction when He makes us feel whole again. I know He enjoys putting us back together, but we need to wait on Him and let Him. And, by the way, I had to scrape some of the old glue off before I could fit the pieces back on. What does He need to scrape off of us? Hmmmmm......
3 comments:
u always have the best stories w/ the best messages!!
u rock!!
This made me cry.
Great truth, Dana.
WOW!! Thanks for that!! And it is a truth I've learned in life too...no pretty decorative balls, just a heart a time or 12...and my grandma's teapot that doesn't look new and has a cracked handle with Cassie's name on it, but I love it even more for that!!
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