Life After the Moments

Catching up in my OYB reading this morning I came across a great passage in 2 Samuel. I think I can relate to this because, like David, the prior months of my life have not been all that great. Many times in moments in life whether its in a job or our health or finances things, bad things, happen. We get into accidents, a job might be lost, a doctor might have bad news, a child may not be possible. I many of these moments I can't help but let my mind wander into questioning, not God, but the purpose, the reason behind bad times. I have to wonder what I've done to be shattered into pieces. Through these times, I have realized through Gods grace that, it's not these moments that break us that matter, it's not a strategic move in the game of life. These bad times are moments that happen as a result of living in a fallen world, and I have found comfort in this passage in 2 Samuel. The author writes:

God made my life complete
when I placed all the pieces before him.
When I cleaned up my act,
he gave me a fresh start.
Indeed, I've kept alert to God's ways;
I haven't taken God for granted.
Every day I review the ways he works,
I try not to miss a trick.
I feel put back together,
and I'm watching my step.
God rewrote the text of my life
when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes.

2nd Sam. 22.21-25 [The MSG]

These moments that have shattered my life, broken my plans, erased my dreams, these moments are not what is important. What I now do with the pieces, that is what is important.

May your life be shattered so He can put you back together. May your plans be erased so He can rewrite your story.