Reshaping

Jeremiah 18: 4 – “…so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.” 

There are moments in our walk with God where we don't know what he is doing with and in us. Things seem a little different, strange and uncomfortable. Could these be the moments that God is busy reshaping us for something he has in mind?

Who are we to tell the Potter what he should be making?

I may want to be a made into a 'bowl', but the Potter may believe I would be a better 'cup' or 'vase'. 

God doesn't need me to tell him how to create - God is the great Creator. 

The only thing I can trust is that WHATEVER God is doing, it is going to be the best!  

If you feel as if God is busy reshaping you, trust in his design and process.

Living in Grace

D3LM3

The Artisan

"A rough and unshapen log has no idea that it can be made into a statue that will be considered a masterpiece, but the carver sees what can be done with it. So many ... do not understand that God can mold them into saints, until they put themselves into the hands of that almighty Artisan." - St. Ignatius Loyola

There is so much depth to this little paragraph from St Ignatius. It speaks to us of surrendering into the hands of the Almighty, who is the complete artisan. God knows how to be the painter, sculptor, potter, carpenter, builder - in essence, Creator.

As we consciously choose to put ourselves into God's hands today, will we allow him to shape and mold us?

Colossians 3:10 - "... and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator."

Living in Grace
D3LM3

Signs of change

If we are true Christ-followers, then we need to be prepared to undergo scrutiny. You may be wondering what on earth I mean by "scrutiny?" Well, I simply mean, we must be prepared for others to look at us and comment, "wow, she has changed" or "See how different that guy is - God has really changed his life!"

So, are we showing these signs of change? Can others look at us and then proclaim, "There is something different about them!"

"If conversion to Christianity makes no improvement in a man's outward actions – if he continues to be just as snobbish or spiteful or envious or ambitious as he was before – then I think we must suspect that his "conversion" was largely imaginary." ~ C.S. Lewis

"Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion - it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ." - Billy Graham

May the Holy Spirit work in us today in order to bring about some change. It may be small, but I pray that we notice the hand of God shaping our lives.

Living in Grace
D3LM3