A right life is a rightly positioned life. Let humans be humans and God be God. This is the first and most important thing for us to understand: we are not God. It seems that the hardest thing for us to relinquish is our pretended position of sovereignty and control over our own lives. And that’s just the beginning. We also have a perverse tendency to take a godlike position in the lives of others. To draw glory, create dependence and act as judge. Not only do we lack the capacity to make our own way in life, but we also have no right to do so. We are a part of an eternal tapestry. Our lives are one thread in an infinitely complex but beautiful pattern, and we lack the perspective to weave our own way forward. God has a great plan, and it is far beyond our capacities to know and see the grand picture. Life is so much bigger than just you and me. And it is more wonderful for that reason. It is wonderful to be a part of something so grand and beautiful. God treasures every thread of his work of art; he weaves with love and care, and, when we all take our place, something beautiful ensues. Let God be the architect of your life. Let him be God. You will never understand why your life threads here and there but rest assured that God is at work. As long as you stay in his hands your life will be beautiful. To be human is to trust God and be like a thread in his hands. One day you’ll see the pattern, until then, let God do the weaving.
Entrust yourself to God.
Read Job 41
