Missing Pieces
by Lee E.
Many people have what I call a ‘missing piece’ in their lives; holes in their past, as if something has been punched out. I understand what that is like.
I was born and raised in
A terrible crime
God seemed like an absentee owner to me. As a teenager, I went to a religious meeting advertised in the newspaper. The preacher was Billy Graham. I asked Him into my heart. The God who was always ‘out there somewhere’ became real.
I graduated from high school and moved to
I made a poor decision to not call the police or tell anybody what happened. I thought, ‘It is all over. I just need to toughen up.’
A Surprise Message
I was emotionally and physically ill for weeks. When I finally went to the doctor he said, ‘You don’t have the flu, you are pregnant.’
It took me three days to summon the courage to tell my mother. ‘You’ll have to take care of this thing,’ she said. ‘I can’t handle it. Come back when it’s over.’ I got in my car and drove towards
As I flipped through a Gideon Bible in a dirty motel room, I came across Psalm 139. King David was speaking to God, saying, ‘You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body, and knit them together in my mother’s womb . . . You were there while I was being formed in utter seclusion! You saw me before I was born and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe.’
The missing piece
That truth helped me decide what to do. So I signed up at the
A few years later, I got a phone call. The voice on the other end said, ‘Hello. My name is Julie. You’ve never met me, but you’re my mother.’ She had called to tell me that I was a grandmother and to lead me to Christ.
She knew about the rape. She was depressed, confused and angry about it until she visited her minister. He showed her Psalm 139. She decided that if it was true, God wanted her to be born.
Julie is living proof that God is faithful. He does not forget. He is able to make something beautiful out of the things that are not. The challenge for us is to place the missing pieces in His capable hands and let Him fill up the holes in our lives.
Take a look at your life. How would you describe it? Contented? Rushed? Exciting? Stressful? Moving forward? Holding back? For many of us it’s all of the above at times. There are things we dream of doing one day, there are things we wish we could forget. In the Bible, it says that Jesus came to make all things new. What would your life look like if you could start over with a clean slate?
Living with hope
If you are looking for peace, there is a way to balance your life. No one can be perfect, or have a perfect life. But every one of us has the opportunity to experience perfect grace through a personal relationship with God through His Son, Jesus Christ.
You can receive Christ right now by faith through prayer. Praying is simply talking to God. God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart. Here’s a suggested prayer:
Lord Jesus, I want to know you personally. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life to you and ask you to come in as my Savior and Lord. Take control of my life. Thank you for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Make me the kind of person you want me to be.
Does this prayer express the desire of your heart? You can pray it right now, and Jesus Christ will come into your life, just as He promised.
Is this the life for you?
If you invited Christ into your life, thank God often that He is in your life, that He will never leave you and that you have eternal life. As you learn more about your relationship with God, and how much He loves you, you’ll experience life to the fullest.
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