Shaping
As I spend time shaping the ball I am really taking time to contemplate how God has been shaping my life. Shaping the ball has and is not easy. In fact right now it still looks very much like a square. I want it to be round and perfect. In this I can be a bit of a perfectionist. I want the ball to have no imperfections, to have no gouges, to be perfectly round. As I go about shaping it there are parts that are not turning out like I would like them too. There are others parts that are. This got me thinking; how many times in my life have I done things that are not pleasing to God. Everyday!! I am still a sinner, but The Lord knows this and still accepts me for who I am because of the Blood of Christ. Learning to be shaped is not an easy task. it takes time and dedication. As I put in the time I can see the shape forming and becoming more of what I desire. As I spend time with the Lord I can see him working in my life and shaping me I am shaping up to be the person that I was created to be.
Isaiah 64:8
8 Yet you, LORD, are our Father.
We are the clay, you are the potter;
we are all the work of your hand.
I want to be the Clay that the Lords Works with. I do want to be the Clay. I want him to shape me and to work me. I want to submit to his hands. This is not always easy, and I will be the first to admit that I will fight it, but as I let him shape me; I am turning into something beautiful, something of His purpose. That is my goal in life. To be an instrument that can glorify my Lord and Savoir, Jesus Christ!! I have imperfections and problems, but with his help He will work them out and I will be a beautiful. I am the Lord's workmanship.
Romans 9:21
21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?