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Our lives are but a tapestry

Memory quilts made with Julius' clothes designed by Carole Brisbois (check In Stitches With Carole on facebook)

For a long time after Julius went home to the Lord, I could not get myself to clear out his side of the closet. Too precious to dump at the Salvation Army or  even to send to far away missions. 

So many memories...
Julius loved colour as you can tell from the quilts!
There was the shirt that he bought in India - bright red silk. We teased him and called it his annual Christmas outfit, told him he would never get lost in a crowd! His favourite pajamas worn on the last night on this earth, white shirts for suit occasions, his Raymonds sports jacket - so dapper looking when he wore it, his soft cozy home Ts that he wore around the house.

As I look at this beautiful tapestry of colour, I could not but think of the poem often quoted by Corrie Ten Boom:

The Master Weaver's Plan
“My life is but a weaving
Between my God and me.
I cannot choose the colors
He weaveth steadily.
Oft’ times He weaveth sorrow;
And I in foolish pride
Forget He sees the upper
And I the underside.
Not ’til the loom is silent
And the shuttles cease to fly
Will God unroll the canvas
And reveal the reason why.
The dark threads are as needful
In the weaver’s skillful hand
As the threads of gold and silver
In the pattern He has planned
He knows, He loves, He cares;
Nothing this truth can dim.
He gives the very best to those
Who leave the choice to Him.”

Dear Reader have you, like me struggled with the dark times in your life?

 Have you asked: Why would a loving God allow suffering and trials in your life?

You do not understand this God and you have turned away from Him. 

Precious one,like the poet says:
He knows your pain because He went through the same pain when He watched His Son die on Calvary.  He loves you so much that He let Him die for you. 
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John3:16
He cares so much for you that He calls you even when you have turned away from Him.
"...God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.Romans 5:8

Loved One He is the Master Weaver, He knows the beginning from the end. He can see what you cannot see. Sometimes He uses the dark threads, because against those dark colours will the brighter hues shine brighter. Will you submit to Him? Will you trust Him today? Turn your whole life to Him. Trust that He has a beautiful plan in mind. It might look pretty messy just now. But He calls us to live by faith and to trust His divine plans.
If you submit one day you will see the upper side of His perfect work in you. It will be worth it all! 

Comments

  1. Sweeny David19 October 2015 at 12:32

    This is such a wonderful idea Joslyn. Thanks for sharing. :)

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