Pattern | Five Minute Friday

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Today's Prompt: Pattern

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I am a needleworker in many different mediums. I knit, crochet, cross stitch, embroider and quilt. In all of those crafts I use a pattern. It tells me how much thread and fabric I need. It tells me what colors to use. It basically tells me how everything will be pulled together to make the end project.

Some people use the pattern as a general guideline. They change many aspects of the original and come up with a project that is unique to them. I on the other hand rarely stray from the pattern. I occasionally change something minor like a color or size but I rarely change the overall pattern. 

I find great comfort in having those guidelines to follow so I know exactly what my end result will be. I do not enjoy surprises. For example I never do mystery stitch-a-longs until they are completely finished and revealed. I like to know exactly what my end result will be.

Right now my family is in the midst of a very stressful health situation. Our doctors are using patterns to gage what our outcome will be. But we don't know the end result because just like a mystery stitch-a-long each section is still being revealed. It's making me so stressed. But the other day I was whining to God about it and just lamenting how uncertain everything is and in His gracious way He reminded me that He's already given me the ultimate pattern to follow . . .His Word.

I may not know what Tuesday holds. But I certainly know how it all began and how it will all end. And that means I know it will all be okay. I just need to follow the pattern.

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