Only the Pieces

We had student seminars for chapel last week, and one of the ones I attended was focused on true confession, and not giving up in our walk with Christ. One of the things that stood out to me the most was a parable that they used. We often act like we know exactly what God is trying to do in our lives and try to explain things by ourselves, when in reality God has a much bigger picture in mind.

It is like us standing with our face right next to a white board so that it is almost touching, and us thinking that we know everything that the white board contains. In time, God often allows us to take a couple steps back from the white board, so that we can see the bigger picture a little better with every step.

When I heard this parable, it stuck me how I often do the same things, and act like I have life all figured out. I'll admit, I do this a lot, and there is probably plenty of examples of this on my blog. So, I just want to say, I'm sorry.  I don't have life all figured out. Occasionally, I get a glimpse of something bigger that God is doing in my life, but most of the time my face is glued to the whiteboard.