The Tapestry of Life

          The term "spinning your wheels" seems to have the meaning of not getting anywhere.  I remember as a young boy starting to unload a large wagon of corn.  After about ten shovels of corn, it still seemed as if the wagon was just as full as when I started.   When you first start out, it seems that you are not making any progress at all.  In fact, there seems to be just as much corn in the wagon as when you started.  Some things just take a lot of time in order to complete.  Wagons of corn and shoveling of snow are two things that always seemed to be endless to me.  Have you ever thought that you were spinning your wheels, so to speak, in the what you are trying to do for the Lord? With some, that may be the case. We work and pray, and often don't seem to accomplish too much. Well, think of what went on in the creation of "Flemish Tapestries." They seem to be hanging in many of the old castles in Europe.  We had the opportunity to see some of these tapestries while we were in Spain and they were very large and full of beautiful detail. A skilled person in this art could take 35 to 40 hours a week and in one month only complete a one meter square of the tapestry.   Now, couple that thought with the idea of what God is doing in your life on a daily basis and you begin to see what is meant in Philippians 1:6. "Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." We only see the day to day work that goes on in our own lives and it is very hard for us to see the whole picture of what God is doing with us. But notice that Paul has said that it is a "good work" and that God will complete what He has started, until the day of Jesus Christ. We may think that God is using a smooth brush to complete this work. But, He is probably using a hammer and a chisel which is why some of it is painful at the moment.  There are many things that are going on in your life each and every day which are all an important part of your own life tapestry.  Someday, we will be able to see the whole picture. When we do, we will be pleased with what God has done in us. Be patient for now. Progress is being made on each special "good work" going on in the life of every believer. Be patient, and don't attempt to remove yourself from God's easel until the "good work" is completed.  Praise God today that He is continually working on and in your life.  Remember that phrase which says, "Please be patient, God is not finished with me yet."