As God slowly crafts the masterpiece of our lives, he uses all of our experiences — the painful as well as the enjoyable — to flesh out the finished product. Think back over all the key experiences of your life that have shaped who you are today: childhood joys and sorrows, the pain and thrill of adolescence, the struggle and accomplishment of adulthood. Imagine yourself walking down a long hallway. On the walls are paintings that reflect those life-shaping moments in your life. On one side are portraits