Missing puzzle piece (orig post via Insta/FB 06/22/2020)

This morning in church, I was asked to give a testimony about what God is doing in my life in front of the church which was unexpected. I asked if I could just read what I wrote to my devotion friends because I was unprepared, nervous and didn't want to mess it up by not being able to get my point across. Prior to church starting, I asked if I could take my leg braces off. I explained that I wear them when I drive to assist in lifting my foot but they hurt my feet so when I'm relaxed, I take them off. They said yes.

As I sat there nervously waiting for them to call on me, I felt like God had put something on my heart that I had never thought previously but it made so much sense. I thought "How ironic that something that is supposed to be assisting me hurts me yet I keep wearing them because I KNOW that it is what I NEED." Trusting and having faith in God isn't easy and it hurts so very bad at times but we must continue to do it because we KNOW that it is what we NEED!

I can't say that my faith hasn't been tested but what I can say is that God has been faithful. He knows what I need before the need ever comes up. He knows where all the pieces to the puzzle are before the puzzle box is ever opened. I told my kids not to throw their puzzles away just because it has a missing piece. You never know when that missing piece is going to appear and finish the big picture! Keep your faith active and let it grow!  -Michelle Ellis

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