All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.  — Psalm 139:16 (NIV)

 Today’s Reading: Psalm 139:1-6

After buying a dozen fresh flowers at the supermarket, I returned home and placed them in a large vase. Some stems were tall and full of blossoms, others short with small buds. I tried to arrange them in an attractive, orderly bouquet but they refused to even out.

A visiting friend noticed the unkempt mass of blooms and easily shaped them into a beautifully balanced arrangement.  With the taller stalks at the back and shorter ones in front, every flower had a perfect place. The task just required someone who knew how to arrange bouquets.

The circumstances in my life sometimes appear haphazard and out of order, like those flowers. I don’t see a purpose for challenges I’m facing. But God who ordained my days has planned each one, and he aligns all my experiences for his purposes. When I look back on difficult seasons of my life, I can now see the reason for the trials he allowed to touch me. Because of that, I’m able to trust him more completely in the present.

Prayer: Father, help me to remember that you rearrange the trials, tribulations, and disorder of my life into something beautiful. Teach me to trust in you even when I don’t yet see the outcome. Amen

When I look back on difficult seasons of my life, I can now see the reason for the trials God allowed to touch me. Share on X