The Puzzle Maker By: Marnie Grace A. Picson

Life always gives us our share of ups and downs, highs and lows, joys and sorrows. There are times when we want to give up in facing life's challenges and we just want to stay in our box or in our own comfort zones to safety ourselves from danger and hurt. Someone up there of course knows us better. Before we utter words of prayers, He already know what is inside our hearts and minds. He knows us more than we know ourselves. He fix us when we are broken and, He gives us answers to our questions in life. He is our refuge, He is God our Father. God never goes away, even if there are times that we want to run away from Him and hide from Him. Maybe some of our longings and prayers are left unanswered. This does not mean that God forsakes us. It just means that we need to be more patient and work harder so that we are closer to the reality of our dreams and prayers.

Joy is elusive in this life. To attain it we must feel and condition ourselves to be with God first before anything else. Through this we will feel our abundance in love and life. Only God is The Puzzle Maker. He is the one who completes us. There are times when we feel that our cup of life is overflowing with blessings. Yes, we Thank Him but it is not enough. He will be impressed if we are so blessed, but we will share our blessings to others who are less fortunate. Not only in terms of money and material things but in time and prayers. There are just things in this world that are priceless. Isn't it good to feel abundant while reaching out your hand to those who are hungry and homeless?  It is a fact that we cannot change the world in a day but in our little acts of love we can put a smile in God's face and that is far more important. Lift someone up and God will be happy. Dalai Lama stated: "Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."

There comes a point in our lives where in some prayers are left unanswered. Don't feel that God does not love you. Now you are impatient enough to wait. You feel that God neglected you and you become bitter. You do not hurt only yourself but also you make God feel bad. Human as we are, it is really natural that we feel worried about the future, but our future is not certain yet. God alone holds the best for us so the only thing that we can do is stop worrying about it and just smile everyday. To live life in a second is a blessing. Life is so precious and it is just a waste if we spend it in worries, so just Let God. Although life has it's imperfect moments and it is not made up of all good and beautiful happenings, but just remember that you are special and not forgotten. In everything there is hope that the puzzle maker will make your life completely joyful in His perfect time. Denis Waitley stated: “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace & gratitude.” Don't forget to smile.

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