Wisdom from Franklin the Turtle

This morning as I was puttering about, Lindy was watching Franklin on Noggin. One of the characters (a muskrat, I think) took broken, discarded pieces of china and plates to make beautiful pieces of art. The muskrat kept saying even broken things can be made into something beautiful. Later on, Franklin and Little Bear were trying to enter a big pumpkin into a fair but it rolled off the wagon and smashed into pieces. They came to the muskrat for advice and she reminded them everything can be made into something beautiful. As you might guess, rather than entering the pumpkin in the pumpkin contest they made a prize-winning pie, instead.

This sweet little tale instantly made me think about how broken my life would be without Jesus. God could've put me in the discard pile but He saw the chance to make something beautiful with the pieces, so He sent Jesus to die for me. He didn't just want to repair me, He wanted to make a work of art. The more I surrender to His artistic hands, the more beautiful I am becoming. He's not done with me yet. That really is amazing to me when I think about it.

I love that every now and then the littlest message, such as this one in Franklin, sparks a deeper thought. It reminds me God is right there with me in everything I do. Today I couldn't help but share this thought with you...

P.S. It frustrates me to no end that sometimes blogger makes everything look like a huge paragraph...