I will be honest…recently there have been days when my heart has wanted to hum “Chaos in my world….da…da…da…da…” as opposed to “Joy to the World…the Lord has come!”.
This Advent season hasn’t seemed to go the way that I had planned…and instead of rolling with it and choosing to see joy and God’s hand amidst the ‘chaos’ in life, I have selfishly chosen to take on a ‘Bah-Hum-Bug’ type attitude and been guilty of making life pretty miserable for the people around me.
This week at BSF, one of my group members mentioned something that has resonated in my heart…
She described life to be like the threads of an ornate tapestry. If you look at the back side of the tapestry you see loose threads, knots…basically a big ugly mess that isn’t really recognizable…but if you turn the tapestry fabric over you discover a beautifully woven piece of art which reveals the messy purpose of the tapestry’s back.
The image of the tapestry continues to come to mind as I find myself feeling like this season of life, especially this advent season, looks like the back of a tapestry…a big ugly chaotic mess. I can’t help but wonder what the other side must be shaping up to look like…and am humbled by the reality that God’s hand is still working diligently through the mess to create something beautiful that hopefully will ultimately bring Himself glory.
Hebrews 11:1 which reads “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Right now, I feel like it’s easier to see the mess, ugliness, chaos, disappointment and fear…but true faith is “being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we don’t see”…the beauty of what is to come…which ultimately is Heavenly perfection! So on this new day…with 10 days of Advent left…I choose faith and sing “JOY TO THE WORLD!”
(Please hold my heart accountable 
Happy Thursday.
Be blessed.
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