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Kerplunk..........

Have you ever played kerplunk? Sliding the sticks into the brightly coloured tube then carefully piling the marbles on top being careful not to disturb them lest they fall to the ground - nail-biting tension................

I have too many 'marbles' in my life that I never want to see again. To try & prevent them falling I create a labyrinth of sticks to hold the marbles safe and at bay. Beneath the sticks, life looks straightforward and simple, but look through and above the labyrinth and things become complex and so messy!
Despite my best efforts though, just occasionally, and usually without warning something pulls at one of my sticks and the carefully hidden marbles begins to fall.........

Although it's not a comfortable process, I know deep down that they all need to fall. I should have no fear of this, because I know they don't fall into some garish plastic tray, but into the outstretched hands of my father God. He pulls the sticks because he knows me, loves me, holds me safe and is my rock in this complex messy experience that is life...............

"me he caught—reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out 0f that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning.
They hit me when I was down, but God stuck by me. He stood me up on a wide-open field;
I stood there saved—surprised to be loved!

God made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him.
When I got my act together, he gave me a fresh start. Now I'm alert to God's ways;
I don't take God for granted. Every day I review the ways he works; I try not to miss a trick.
I feel put back together, and I'm watching my step.
God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes.

Psalm 18:16-24 The Message