You may wonder why the completed puzzle isn’t on display anywhere to show where the next puzzle piece goes and how the finished artwork will look. The reality is that this parallels life walking with Jesus. It is an adventure and we just don’t know the masterpiece planned, but we can trust that His plans for us exceed any of our own.
We can paint our own canvas, go our own way but it will never truly satisfy. A surrendering of ourselves to Jesus and His ways, when it makes sense and when it doesn’t, unfolds the fullness of His goodness in our life and to His glory. Here is an example as it pertains to this project.
I wanted Finding Jesus to be made in the USA for so many reasons. I prayed for a manufacturer here, however at every turn, this option became unfeasible. I talked with the Lord about going to China and felt the green light to go. Every door flew open and the two manufacturers I chose have been incredible. Now I have two friends on the other side of the world who have been moved by the project, showing me that God is at work…but it doesn’t stop there! I was visiting with a friend about my hopes for one day manufacturing in the USA and she informed me that Christian missionaries are prohibited in China.