The Puzzle of a Lifetime

I don't remember when (or where) I bought this puzzle.

I'm sure it was either in a thrift store or at a garage sale.

Last night seemed like a good time to  bring it out.
Unfortunately, we found no picture to accompany the pieces!

We turned all the pieces over and separated out the straight-edged outside pieces.

Without a picture to guide us, the task was difficult,

and we went to bed before the outer frame was finished.

This morning, I set the timer for 30 minutes and with great determination

I set about to complete at least THIS much.

SUCCESS!

But as I thought about the difficulty of doing this puzzle

without any idea of what it's supposed to look like when finished,

I thought, "It's the same way with life!"

Without God's Word to give me the big picture along with details of

life as God intended it to be lived,  I'd approach the puzzle of life

with much frustration and discouragement!

But WITH it, I have a guide by which to organize and put my minute and days together

to work toward a desired end.

Inspired by this initial success, we'll work on the puzzle until completion.

And encouraged and guided by His Word,  

I'll keep working on the puzzle of life until completion, too.

 P.S.  Done!  Wednesday A.M.

It took a system and some time...

but it's finished.  No pieces were missing.

(That's kind of like life, too.)