beautiful things

three weeks ago(ish) we spent some time talking about the things that come up in life,

the things happening right now,

that don't make sense.

the things that don't seem to be working for good -

in fact they seem to be pulling us farther and farther away from where we want to be.

i posted on it at the time...check it out and then keep reading.

"He is working all things together for the good of those that love Him -

according to His purpose."

do we believe that? 

like - can we take big steps into the seemingly crazy,

because we TRULY BELIEVE that God is in control of it.

that He knows EXACTLY what is going on.

do we TRUST Him like that?

we had people write things down on paper...

giving them to God.

all the "WHY, God?"

all the "I'm DONE with this, God."

all of it...

and for the past few weeks Austin has been painting during worship.

and last night the papers were added to it...

all the things that make no sense...

all the things that don't seem to follow with what we expected from God...

even though they seemed so random and insignificant and solely for US in that moment that they were written down...

 

all it took was someone, an artist, to come in...

to see them in a different way...

to take all the pieces and work them together...

to place them in the right way...

so that they are no longer all alone and random -

but part of a bigger picture.

and to not only just place them in the picture...

but to place them in such a way that they work together and become BEAUTIFUL.

your situation is not hopeless.

God has not given up on you.

He has not lost track of His plan.

You will never been in a situation where God cannot make something beautiful from it.

He created the world from nothing...

The world, the Heavens, the universe - its all His.

He makes beautiful things from dust.

He will make beautiful things from you.

don't hold back from Him -

trust Him.

He won't let you down.

-ALIVE