Picking Up the Pieces

[261 words] When Asa was about five years old, we bought him a bicycle for his birthday. Given that his birthday is in December, the weather did not permit him to ride it outside for a while. One morning, he decided to ride down our hallway. He did not know how to use the breaks and ran into a curio cabinet smashing the glass in the bottom door. We heard the crash and crying! Once we got to him, shards of glass lay in the floor. Asa was scared, upset, and devastated for the moment. That moment in time parallels life. When we least expect, something comes our way and shatters our hopes, dreams, and comfort.  Because of Jesus, as difficult as it may be, we “can pick up the pieces” and refocus on Him as we rebuild. I Timothy 1:1 says, “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the…