Do you remember putting jig-saw puzzles together when you were young? The pieces of the puzzle were big, few in number and easy to put together. When you grew up, the puzzles you got to put together were harder because there were more and smaller pieces. The people and things (the relationships) in our lives are like the pieces of a puzzle. When we were young, they were few, but as we got older, the more people and things we had to relate to. The relationships or pieces of the puzzle are God, family, friends, the neighbor, the stranger passing by and the universe.
Have you ever tried to put a piece of a puzzle in the wrong place? It didn't slip into place, because it simply didn't fit. We do that with some of our relationships. They don't fit when we disregard God's purpose and plan for them. Sometimes we try to establish romance where we shouldn't. Sometimes the romance is with our possessions so we treat them like gods. When we fail to obey the Creator in the establishment of relationships, we get them in the wrong place and it complicates life for us.
God gave us life and the pieces of our puzzle (the relationships). Our challenge is to put them all together. Unlike a jig-saw puzzle, we won't have a picture to look at for help, but the good news is God gave us instructions, the Bible, on how to put it together and offered His help anytime we need it. Observe God's laws and ask Him to help you get relationships in the right place in your life.
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