"The Prettiest Picture I've Ever Not Yet Seen"

My life has a way of just happening. I know I always have choices to make, but God has always been there to put the path in front of me. Most people don't believe in luck. Those that do might call me a pretty lucky guy, what with how good I've had it. Personally, I think luck is perhaps just another name for God's blessings and grace. Like a puzzle I'm a part of, God always seems to manage to get the pieces to fit, even when I don't understand the unfinished picture. But if there's one thing I've learned, it's that I'm not the only one who's active in putting it together (it's a good thing, too--I get bewildered so easily). It's funny how often He reminds me that He's the one who's putting the puzzle together. God's a much better picture-maker than me, anyway. I figure it's best just to let Him put the pieces in place. He's good at beauty, and He shows me just how good everytime Life springs up unexpectedly. This is a poem I ran across the other day (I'm not sure who wrote it, but it wasn't me) which I think puts it nicely:

"My life is like a painting
the Lord creates for me.
I cannot choose the colors,
They're only His to see.

Sometimes He paints a rainbow
and my joy is at its height.
My heart sings songs of gratitude
because I can see God's light.

Sometimes He paints a dark cloud,
So dark I want to cry,
and I forget that only He
knows the reason why.

For in this masterpiece called life,
The palette is in God's hand,
and with His brush He paints for us
the picture He has planned."