The mystery of the unknown—whether it’s the future, finance or life-- truly haunts the deep part of the soul. The unknown is the mystery we just want to solve so we search our lives endlessly for clues. Sometimes we even decide to come to our own conclusions as to how our story should end. We draw conclusions from the evidence we think we’ve gathered. We make decisions based on what WE KNOW for sure. We can’t just let the unknown be the ‘unknown’.
But why? Why not let the unknown be? Why do we try to mold and twist our lives into our picture perfect view?
It sort of makes me think of my nephews. When they try to do a puzzle for the first time, they are impatient. They want to see what it looks like all together. So they just start grabbing pieces and shoving them together. They want to get the end as quickly as possible, trying to make them fit even when they don’t match up.
When we try to ‘solve’ life in our time we are likely to lose pieces. Trying to predict, or always relying on ‘when I get this or get here, things will be better’. When we begin to try to figure it out or get to an “end goal” it forms holes. Even if we have to squeeze a piece into a similarly shaped space or trim the edges to fit, we want that finished product. We skip steps. We rush. We don’t take each moment or each piece as crucial to the bigger picture. The more we chase our worldly desires and the selfish ways of life, the more destruction we do to our lives.
We can’t just let the pieces fall into place; we try to strategically place them where we think they ought to go. As if our design is better than the Creators. We aren’t willing to live in this moment. God has already planned our lives. It’s crazy to think about but God has already picked out a husband for me. He knows how many children I will have. Each aspect of my life is purposeful and destined by God.
The eternal life God desires for me is now. If I’m busy thinking about tomorrow (or next month for that matter), I’m probably not living for today. Each trial, triumph, and phase of our lives serves a purpose. They are pieces to the larger picture God has already designed. They are not to be discarded, taken for granted of or lost. Without one piece, you aren’t whole; you can’t be the picture that God has shaped you to become.
Stop trying to solve the puzzle. Stop questioning the unknown.
The Message says it like this,
"Whatever happens, happens. Its destiny is fixed.
You can't argue with fate" (Ecclesiastes 6:10).
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