In The Potter’s Hands

“The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, ‘Go down to the potter’s shop, and I will speak to you there.^‘ So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel. ⁴ But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over”. Jeremiah 18:1-2 NLT

I was going down memory lane with my mother the other day, just reminiscing on how we came to know God in particular, the changes I have seen in myself. It was a deep moment for me as I realised just how far God has brought me from. Prior to Christ, I did not care about how my behaviour impacted others. I was selfish, rude and basically an unkind person. I did what I wanted, when I wanted and to whom I wanted. It was only when I got to a point when I could not manipulate anyone anymore. I was completely stuck and that is when I gave my life to Christ. I realised that there was absolutely nothing I could do in my own strength.

I remember my first days in Christ. I was filled with an insatiable desire to learn all I could about Him. I immersed myself in teachings and reading the Bible. I surrounded myself with Godly people and spent every free time I had learning and asking questions. God was molding me and shaping me into the very being He created. I had no desire of anything that reminded me of my old self. The person I was before no longer mattered. Everthing had been stripped away. I was a new person in Christ.

I am by no means a perfect being. No one is perfect; only Jesus is! We are all striving to be like Jesus every single day. Yes we will make mistakes. Yes we will stumble. Yes we will have struggles and challenges. However, when we ask God to forgive us and repent of our sins, our relationship with Him is restored. God promises to be with us ’til the very end so let us allow Him to perfect us.

God loves you and so do I ❤