I watched the man with his charcoal utensil in hand. He drew lines and squiggles, looking like nothing but random misshapen shapes. From the angle I saw, it left me wondering what could this man possibly be creating. Then, bit by bit, all the seemingly randomly placed scribbles, began to form. The man was finished, and when he held his camera back the picture came together and on it, revealing a beautiful display of the face of Jesus. I was amazed at this artist work. Though I also saw something else. I saw how quickly we look at things from our angle, not always knowing what our creator, God, is creating. We may see disarray and confusion. Though our Creator, has it already mapped out, already planned. When we wait patiently on it, we can see what He reveals. That all was done with a purpose and in the end when it is finished, beauty comes from it. How quickly we assume, what we cannot see. Though God, He sees it all, as our Creator. The artistry of His love is always revealed in His time. May we trust Him. Our lives are like a beautiful canvas and every thing we go through, part of His plan. All of it leading us through for our good, even if it doesn’t look that way initially. May we hang tight to the artist, and trust His ultimate design.

Erin Fitts-Brower

His ultimate design

Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.