As I drove to work this morning, I plugged in and listened to some Gungor. To be honest, my mind was on the mountain of tasks that this day holds. So I wasn’t really listening to the words of the song. But one sentence caught my attention.
Jesus – your the one who saves us – constantly creates us into something new.
Has Jesus saved you? Is he creating you into something new?
When we turn the control of our lives over to Jesus, he begins his work. You see, when we make the decision to follow Jesus and his teachings, we don’t automatically and magically become all that God wants for us. Growing in our relationship with God and as a follower in the Way is a journey – a progression. But it is constantly happening.
I guess that is the word that stuck out for me this morning – constant.
As I have mused over this little word I have been reminded that the Holy Spirit uses all kinds of things to shape us – to mold us into the people we were created to be in this world. Think about this – just about everything you do today and everything that you encounter could be meant to be a growing opportunity – a learning experience – a part of the process and progress.
That means that the little inconvenience you experience when the person just drops by to say Hi! and it turns into an unplanned 30 minute interruption may be intended to grow you. That added task you did not have on your To Do list when you got up this morning is meant as a life lesson.
The key is being sensitive to this process and being willing to be molded.
Years ago, I chose the name of this blog – Clay In The Hands – intentionally. As a follower of Jesus, we must see ourselves as clay to be shaped. But dried out clay isn’t pliable – it can’t be shaped. In order for the artist to be able to turn a lump of clay into something beautiful, the clay must be willing.
Are you willing today to be molded – to be constantly created?
Clay in the Hands 
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