From the time our oldest son was about four, he was fascinated with LEGOS. Family and friends bought him box after box of building sets, ones with a specific theme.This made for some fun father and son time, but they weren’t always easy to assemble. So, sometimes we used our collective imaginations and built something else. Eventually, all the special sets got mixed up in one big box. This gave us more creative options and less frustration.
A fellow blogger friend, *Don’t Lose Hope, shared an insightful comment on my post last week that brought me back to those building block days with my son: “The people who motivate us, and help inspire us to persevere, are those who have suffered (just like us), and yet are in a different place today. A better place. A place we’d like to be.”
Here’s the thought that hit me: people are like LEGOS. God designed us to connect with one another! And each life experience we successfully navigate gives us more “LEGOS” to share with others. But that’s not all! If we handle things right, our capacity to empathize with others grows exponentially.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5 (NIV)
What experiences have you been through that God could use to comfort others? Let’s combine our Life-LEGOS and build something! After all, trading one’s marbles is a lot better than losing them.🤪
Did I just mix metaphors?😊
Photo by Nick Nice on Unsplash
*Note: Don’t Lose Hope is a wonderful community focused on recovery from trauma. The site is managed by a Christian psychologist and life coach. Please check it out!
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