God’s inerrant Word. God’s inerrant Word. God’s inerrant Word.
This phrase consistently coursed through my mind as I cleaned the kitchen after dinner. I might have even said it out loud a few times – that’s how strong of a thought it was.
The only problem is, I don’t know why or what to do with it.
Okay. Yes, God’s Word IS inerrant. True, real, infallible, eternal.
But why?! And what?
I thought maybe it was a prompting from God for something to write in my blog as I knew I would soon be sitting down at my computer. I opened a fresh document, said a little prayer for some wisdom and guidance, and… nothing. Nothing except that phrase, “God’s inerrant Word.”
So, I typed it out and forged forward not really knowing where I was going to end up.
Do you ever feel like God gives you little pieces of the puzzle, and you say “Okay! Cool! This looks good! Now what?”, only to find radio silence?
Maybe it’s a lead on a new job, a meaningful or encouraging conversation with a friend or loved one, or a new opportunity springing up that seems to be the silver lining of an otherwise gray and rainy cloud.
We look at it, and we know it’s good, and we know it’s true, and we know it’s from God, but we don’t really know what to do with it.
What do we do? Do we just plop ourselves down and say, “well I don’t have all the information, so I couldn’t possibly move any further forward”? While this is tempting, I don’t believe that it’s what God is hoping we will choose to do.
I feel like God gives us little pieces of the puzzle at a time to coax us to take the next step forward, the next step towards Him, trusting that while we only have one measly piece, He holds all the others, and even better, has painted the picture we will eventually see for us – specifically, individually, lovingly.
As soon as we move forward, taking even the slightest step toward where we know He is, we’ll end up with that finished masterpiece.
“Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.” –– Psalm 37:5
What puzzle piece of God’s masterpiece has He given you? Hold tight and take a step forward, even if you have absolutely no idea what you’re doing (chances are no one else really knows either). It probably won’t make sense for while, and maybe ever, on this side of heaven. Trusting that God has given it to you for a purpose will be worth it.
From an Open Heart 
Jim and I have on several
Occasions put together puzzles that we have no picture of the puzzle to guide us in piecing it together. This certainly adds a significant challenge to the task. It is always amazing to me how with the addition of each piece you get a little bit more information and visual of the slowly emerging larger picture. I am also reminded of a great picture book called Zoom that challenges us to have better understanding about perspective and how that changes depending on how zoomed in or out we are. Some days I wish I could have God’s perspective and other days I am so grateful to only have to deal with my limited sight/perspective. I know that I can be easily overwhelmed, so except on the days I am impatient, I pray to be satisfied and even grateful for one piece at a time. Thank you for sharing Jami. You always provoke a deeper level of thinking.