I'm amazed that God can take any broken thing and make it beautiful. The way I see it, we're kinda like trees... we have beautiful leaves that sometimes fall off, but we can always be encouraged that new ones will always grow back in. And if leaves aren't falling, they're at least changing color.
Recently though, I've recognized God to pick up every piece of me that has ever broken off. And in the moment, I couldn't help but ask "Why? What is the point of this?"; but then I find out that with every piece that fell, God collected them and turned them into art.
So with that said, keep in mind that God is a pure Artist. He would have to be to create this world, right? He couldn't possibly be considered anything less than a genius Artist. Yet we fight God for the paintbrush every time we panic, thinking our shakey hands could do any better or make any more sense out of the picture. But in the midst of every difficult season, God continues to bless us. He said Himself that He will never leave you or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5, Deuteronomy 31:6). When you're breaking in pieces, remember that God is collecting every piece that falls so that He can turn it into art. It's not His intention for us to break, but it's His concern to turn it into something good when we do.
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
~ Romans 8:28
So have patience and have faith. And when you don't have the energy to pray, remember this also...
"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans."
~ Romans 8:26
I wish I could say more but I can't. I'm out of words but full of joy just by knowing who God is and what He's done in my life. There is no number great enough to describe how many times God has blessed me.
