So, I've been sitting here just reading this Bible verse over and over again being mesmerized by it. And the Bible verse I will have to save until the end, but I just wanted to talk about it and share what it means to me. (Hopefully everyone has heard of this at some point):
Our relationship with God is like a potter making a clay jar. The first step a potter makes is preparing his/her clay. Then, the potter must wedge the clay which means to mix the clay by hand and form it into a ball smoothing away air bubbles. Then, the potter is ready to shape his/her clay jar. The potter always has an idea in mind on how this clay jar should look. Should it look tall, skinny, short, round, etc. The potter starts forming this clay jar and shaping it how he/she thinks it should look like, making sure it's perfect in every way. Then, the potter puts the clay jar in the kiln for about 3 days. The pottery is then glazed where the potter can add color to the clay jar. The potter then glaze-fires the clay jar for at least another 3 days, and then it turns into a gorgeous piece of art.
That's very similar how God shapes us into the people we are today. God is the potter and we are simply the clay. He sets out this big plan for each and every one of us even before we are conceived, just like the potter has an idea of what he/she wants their art work to come out as. God then forms us, making us all different. No one person is the same. He smoothes all of our problems away as we grow up and trust in Him just like potters do. If a potter didn't smooth out the air bubbles, the clay jar would shatter. God smoothes away our "air bubbles" (problems in our lives) so we don't just give up and "shatter". God shapes us to be the human beings He intended for us to be. Now I know no one knows HOW God exactly makes us or or how He knows which family to put us with because only God knows that...but think about it: just like the potter sets out at least 6 days to put his/her clay jar in the kiln and glaze it, don't you ever wonder how many days God sets out to plan us? To plan our WHOLE life even before we're CONCEIVED! Our life is exactly like a piece of clay. We must let GOD help us shape and form our lives and where we're heading, not other people.
So whenever you're making pottery or even if you see pottery somewhere, remember how God forms you into the person you are today "smoothing away" all of your "air bubbles" and "cracks". It is truly amazing if you think about it.
"Yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand." - Isaiah 64:8
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