Behind the Tapestry: How God Weaves Your Story
Have you felt like your life is a bit of a mess lately? Like everything is jumbled up, and nothing is coming together as it should?
Maybe it feels like you’re looking at the backside of a tapestry—a chaotic tangle of threads, knots, and loose ends, with no rhyme or reason to be found.
If you’ve been asking yourself, “How is this all supposed to work out?” take heart, friend.
The poem “My Life Is But a Weaving” offers the perfect reminder that even when life feels confusing or out of control, there’s beauty being created on the other side.
Your story is still unfolding, and the masterpiece is far from finished.
The Weaving Process
If you’ve never read the poem “My Life Is But a Weaving,” then you’re in for a treat right now.
It’s one of those poems that makes your soul exhale deeply.
Often credited to Corrie Ten Boom, it challenges us to lean on God’s perfect design for our lives—even when completely blindsided by the chaos.
The poem uses this absolutely stunning imagery of God as the Master Weaver, carefully threading each strand of your story.
Every triumph, every heartache, every little twist and turn—they all have a purpose.
Most of the time, we’re looking at the underside of that tapestry. You know, the messy part with all the knots and tangles?
It’s easy to think, “This just looks like a disaster.”
But oh, friend, God sees the top side—the side where every thread fits perfectly into a breathtakingly beautiful design.
Those dark threads? The hard stuff? They’re just as important as the golden ones because they create the contrast that makes the whole design shine.
My Life Is But A Weaving Poem
Here’s the full text of “My Life Is But a Weaving,” a timeless reminder that even the struggles and dark moments are part of a beautiful divine design:
My Life Is But a Weaving
My life is but a weaving
Between my God and me.
I cannot choose the colors
He weaveth steadily.
Ofttimes He weaveth sorrow;
And I in foolish pride
Forget He sees the upper,
And I the underside.
Not ’til the loom is silent
And the shuttles cease to fly
Will God unroll the canvas
And reveal the reason why.
The dark threads are as needful
In the weaver’s skillful hand,
As the threads of gold and silver
In the pattern He has planned.
He knows, He loves, He cares;
Nothing this truth can dim.
He gives the very best to those
Who leave the choice to Him.
How to Abide When Life Feels Too Hard
If you’ve got doubts about trusting God when life feels like a tangled mess, Jesus said it best in John 15:7, “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
It’s that word—”abide”—that packs a punch.
Abiding isn’t just sitting still or waiting aimlessly. It’s about finding strength, purpose, and a deep sense of peace in Him, even when the world your living in feels uncertain.
Abiding means taking a deep breath, letting go of your need for control, and saying, “Okay God, I don’t see it yet, but I know You’re working things together for my good.”
Abiding is active faith. It’s letting your roots sink deep into the truth of who God is and trusting Him to steady you when everything else feels shaky.
It’s about believing that God is weaving something extraordinary in your life, even through the trials.
Listen, I get it. It’s scary to trust a plan when you can’t see it. When life has handed you some circumstances you would have NEVER chosen on your own.
But when you’re in the middle of a tangled mess this “Tapestry poem” poem reminds us no thread is wasted.
Every single moment—good, bad, joyful, devastating—it’s all being woven into something greater.
When we abide in Him, rest in His love and trust that He sees the whole picture, we find a kind of peace that breaks the chains of fear and anxiety. We find hope. And not just any hope, but a hope that lifts us out of the mess and points us back to Jesus—our anchor, our rock, our safe place.
Friend, Here’s What You Need to Know
I don’t know what you’re walking through today. Maybe life feels overwhelming. Maybe the threads of your story don’t seem to fit together. Can I just encourage you with this? God sees you. He knows exactly what’s happening, and He’s holding your life in His hands.
The poem reminds us that even the hardest days are part of a much greater story—a story written by the One who loves you more than you can imagine.
And one day, when you see the tapestry from His perspective, it will take your breath away.