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I put this together as a tribute to my husband, Brian. Some of it you may have heard before, but I wanted to share this with you so you can see the work the Lord has done in my life since I lost my husband, and the healing that has taken place. I pray this will be an encouragement for you all.
I lost my husband to brain cancer this past April. Brian was a Born Again Christian and had a very close relationship with God. He was my mentor, my soul-mate, my best friend. The love we shared was unlike any love I have ever known. The deep, faithful and devoted commitment he showed me in our relationship far surpassed any expectations I had of what to expect from my partner. We shared a very peaceful, content and totally comfortable feeling just being with each other. We enjoyed each other's company very much - never a harsh word spoken.
Brian was a quiet, soft spoken, gentle natured man. He had a lot of compassion and caring for others, this made it very easy for me to submit to him, and respect him as headship over me. I miss the example he set for me, and the teachings I gained from his example. He was a true man of God; my soul mate and blessing from God. He was truly at peace with God. He was a very patient listener,because of this, I found it easy to share my inner most feelings with him, and in return, listen to him while he shared his insight and understanding with me. The support he showed me was total devotion in all areas, good or not so good. He was always there for me when I needed someone just to be there, to cuddle, a shoulder to cry on or a loving hug..........this I miss very much.
ComesoonmyLORD posted this earlier this week. He said he keeps a puzzle piece in his pocket, and that it is good for a conversation piece. He asks people if they can tell him what the puzzle piece was for. He had lost his wife to breast cancer this past January.
The analogy I see for this puzzle piece is this. The puzzle piece symbolizes each season we go through in life. The entire puzzle is symbolic of God's plan for our lives. There are many pieces in one puzzle. In faith, step by step, and in obedience to God, we walk down the path God has chosen for us.
Piece by piece God fits the puzzle pieces together as we go through each season in our lives. Finally, when all the pieces are fit together, we see the caftsmanship of the Potter. We see our lives as God has molded and shaped them for us. We see the straight and narrow path, and walk down it.
Each step we take down God's chosen path, is a step of faith. Each time we take a step, God enables us to see more and more clearly the person who He has molded us into - who we are in Jesus Christ, and our responsibilities regarding the edification of the church and glorification of God.
In obedience to God, we chose to yield to our old ways, and instead, chose to take on the characteristics of Christ. By allowing God to work through us, these characteristics now become magnified and the glory of God shines through us like a beacon for all to see. We begin to understand what God has called us to do, and in obedience to God, we continue down that path.
As I wrote this analogy, I felt in my spirit God's message to ComesoonmyLORD. God has given him a brand new life made out of brand new puzzle pieces - puzzle pieces that have never been marred or used before. Through faith he accepted those puzzle pieces, which represent each season in God's plan for his life, and he has started on a new journey. He stepped out in faith and started down the path our Lord has mapped out for him. If he continues down God's chosen path, our Father in Heaven will paint a far more beautiful picture than the first, and he will see it unfold, giving praise, glory and honor to God all the way through his walk with Him. I believe, with all my heart, that this message was given to me by God for ComesoonmyLORD. I have included it here because I also believe, that this analogy represents the seasons in all of our lives as well, and can be applied in our lives, according to God's grace and mercy.
I describe my life, my dreams and my hopes as a stained glass window. After my husband died, my stained glass window shattered, and all the pieces went crashing to the floor and scattered. All our hopes and dreams we had built together as husband and wife, our life together as a Christian couple, and (what we thought) God's wonderful plan He had for us as a Christian husband and wife had been shattered all around me and I didn't know how to put the pieces back together.
When I allowed God to put the pieces of my life back together, He showed me that it was not the same stained glass window that had just shattered beneath my feet. He was not going to use the same shattered pieces of the stained glass window of my life to piece my life back together. Instead, He gave me a new life, a new beginning in the plan He has chosen for me. He has chosen to use brand new pieces of stainded glass that have never been shattered before, and from them, build an even more beautiful stained glass window for my life.
There is a season for every purpose under Heaven. As we go through our journey in life, God maps out each footstep we need to take in the plan He has set out for us since the beginning of time.
Within that plan are seasons. The season has passed for my husband and myself; only 41/2 short years. Our journey together is now over. My husband has now started a new journey in Heaven with our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. A new journey has begun for me also, and I will follow our Lord where ever He will lead me.
It's time to put the mourning and sadness behind me and start a new season in my journey down the path our Lord has chosen for me since before I was born. God will bring me out of this time and put gladness in my heart.
I lost my husband to brain cancer this past April. Brian was a Born Again Christian and had a very close relationship with God. He was my mentor, my soul-mate, my best friend. The love we shared was unlike any love I have ever known. The deep, faithful and devoted commitment he showed me in our relationship far surpassed any expectations I had of what to expect from my partner. We shared a very peaceful, content and totally comfortable feeling just being with each other. We enjoyed each other's company very much - never a harsh word spoken.
Brian was a quiet, soft spoken, gentle natured man. He had a lot of compassion and caring for others, this made it very easy for me to submit to him, and respect him as headship over me. I miss the example he set for me, and the teachings I gained from his example. He was a true man of God; my soul mate and blessing from God. He was truly at peace with God. He was a very patient listener,because of this, I found it easy to share my inner most feelings with him, and in return, listen to him while he shared his insight and understanding with me. The support he showed me was total devotion in all areas, good or not so good. He was always there for me when I needed someone just to be there, to cuddle, a shoulder to cry on or a loving hug..........this I miss very much.
ComesoonmyLORD posted this earlier this week. He said he keeps a puzzle piece in his pocket, and that it is good for a conversation piece. He asks people if they can tell him what the puzzle piece was for. He had lost his wife to breast cancer this past January.
The analogy I see for this puzzle piece is this. The puzzle piece symbolizes each season we go through in life. The entire puzzle is symbolic of God's plan for our lives. There are many pieces in one puzzle. In faith, step by step, and in obedience to God, we walk down the path God has chosen for us.
Piece by piece God fits the puzzle pieces together as we go through each season in our lives. Finally, when all the pieces are fit together, we see the caftsmanship of the Potter. We see our lives as God has molded and shaped them for us. We see the straight and narrow path, and walk down it.
Each step we take down God's chosen path, is a step of faith. Each time we take a step, God enables us to see more and more clearly the person who He has molded us into - who we are in Jesus Christ, and our responsibilities regarding the edification of the church and glorification of God.
In obedience to God, we chose to yield to our old ways, and instead, chose to take on the characteristics of Christ. By allowing God to work through us, these characteristics now become magnified and the glory of God shines through us like a beacon for all to see. We begin to understand what God has called us to do, and in obedience to God, we continue down that path.
As I wrote this analogy, I felt in my spirit God's message to ComesoonmyLORD. God has given him a brand new life made out of brand new puzzle pieces - puzzle pieces that have never been marred or used before. Through faith he accepted those puzzle pieces, which represent each season in God's plan for his life, and he has started on a new journey. He stepped out in faith and started down the path our Lord has mapped out for him. If he continues down God's chosen path, our Father in Heaven will paint a far more beautiful picture than the first, and he will see it unfold, giving praise, glory and honor to God all the way through his walk with Him. I believe, with all my heart, that this message was given to me by God for ComesoonmyLORD. I have included it here because I also believe, that this analogy represents the seasons in all of our lives as well, and can be applied in our lives, according to God's grace and mercy.
I describe my life, my dreams and my hopes as a stained glass window. After my husband died, my stained glass window shattered, and all the pieces went crashing to the floor and scattered. All our hopes and dreams we had built together as husband and wife, our life together as a Christian couple, and (what we thought) God's wonderful plan He had for us as a Christian husband and wife had been shattered all around me and I didn't know how to put the pieces back together.
When I allowed God to put the pieces of my life back together, He showed me that it was not the same stained glass window that had just shattered beneath my feet. He was not going to use the same shattered pieces of the stained glass window of my life to piece my life back together. Instead, He gave me a new life, a new beginning in the plan He has chosen for me. He has chosen to use brand new pieces of stainded glass that have never been shattered before, and from them, build an even more beautiful stained glass window for my life.
There is a season for every purpose under Heaven. As we go through our journey in life, God maps out each footstep we need to take in the plan He has set out for us since the beginning of time.
Within that plan are seasons. The season has passed for my husband and myself; only 41/2 short years. Our journey together is now over. My husband has now started a new journey in Heaven with our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. A new journey has begun for me also, and I will follow our Lord where ever He will lead me.
It's time to put the mourning and sadness behind me and start a new season in my journey down the path our Lord has chosen for me since before I was born. God will bring me out of this time and put gladness in my heart.
