UFO’s
By Elizabeth
Cole
“…being
confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to
completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
A friend told me she was expecting twins and, in
excitement, I started stitching two beautiful blankets. Purchasing the pattern
and materials needed, I anticipated how sweet it would be to wrap up each baby
in the softest of colors. I worked diligently on those complicated projects,
though there did come a point when I needed to set them aside for, well…27 years! Yes, they’re still unfinished…yes, I had to buy something else
to celebrate their birth…yes, they’re even now tucked in a bin of “UFO’s” in my
basement.
UnFinished Objects. Ugh. Am I the only one who
enthusiastically starts projects, only to get distracted? Another object grabs
my attention, until even another one moves me from the second, and on it goes.
Case in point: We lived in a wallpapered bedroom for eight whole years that
only needed one half of one last strip of wallpaper to be completed!
Sometimes, I confess, it has more to do with
confusion. I’ve come to a point in a project’s instructions that I don’t understand, so I set it aside
to try to figure it out later. MUCH later, because I have no idea how to
proceed, nor do I have a clear vision of what it’s going to look like in the end.
And, ultimately, it’s forgotten.
And then there are those UFO’s that I decided were simply
unattractive. I’m quite clear on how they’re going to turn out…and I don’t really like them. My skills
aren’t what I
hoped they’d be; the
idea isn’t playing
out. Any further time spent on those projects is a waste of energy.
As a Christ-follower, ever considered yourself a UFO?
Beloved, be confident today. While you are, in fact,
an unfinished object, you can be assured that your Maker will continue His good
work in you until completion. No, He’s not found you to be too complicated.
No, He hasn’t left you to move on to something/someone more
interesting. He’s definitely not confused by what to do next, nor does
He wonder how you’ll ever become the person He designed you to be. You
are not forgotten. And yes, His skills are up to the task, He finds you worth
His energy, and He delights in who you’re going to be when He’s done.
So, breathe. Believe Him. Say “thank you.” Cooperate
with what He’s doing. Tell someone else. Love Him more. Repeat.
Anticipating the day He returns or calls us home and we are, finally…complete.
GOING DEEPER:
1. How does knowing God’s promise of completion encourage
you to trust Him more? To treat others differently?
FURTHER
READING:
