We prefer to take a good long look at the box top before we start putting the puzzle together. It’s a fluffy kitten, or a pile of cupcakes, or a Monet painting. But most of the time that’s not how faith and obedience work. Most of the time all we get is some oddly shaped piece that might be a part of an ear, or maybe some icing, or a patch of flowers.
Or none of the above.
It’s a place-and-see kind of partnership with God.
This is trusting obedience: We set down the piece that’s been given to us, wait open-handed for the next piece, and trust that eventually we will be able to step back and revel in what the big picture turned out be.
