Ladies, I wanted to say something tonight but I didn't get the words to sound right in my head. What Marilyn was talking to us about and what Ann shared are the very key to everything about our walk with Christ. If we can not grasp that God is God and He has the power to do whatever He wishes, we will struggle with all other aspects of our faith. As Ann said, it is very simple....we were made in God's image. We have the characteristic of God. We have to choose to use those characteristics. God has the right, the power, and the final say in everything that happens. It doesn't matter if we like it or not. Or if it makes sense or not. The best illustration of this is from the Bible. It is the passages ( Isaiah 45:9; 64:8, Romans 9:20-21) that talk about the potter and the clay. If you were making something do you not have the right to make what you want and destroy it if you so choose? God made everything and everyone; He has the right to do whatever He wants. It really is that simple. Our problem is we only see one little section of the whole puzzle. We have to trust God and allow Him to do whatever, no matter how painful it is. We never know whose life will be touched or changed. After all, isn't your suffering on this earth worth it if it brings one more soul into heaven?
Brandy
I totally agree with the scripture, too, Brandy.
ReplyDeleteMy problem is sometimes God allows something to slam my world and rock my faith. I always come back to truth, but it takes the surrender of my heart and will (and rebellion). Trust. TRUST is birthed in TRUTH. And TRUTH is the WORD of GOD. That leads to BELIEF just as we discussed Wednesday.
I must choose to believe GOD.
Thanks for the word of encouragement. Thankful God is my potter!
While studying Isaiah at BSF this year, we had a lot of questions we had to answer and lots of notes about the potter and clay. The thing that stood out the most to me is that the clay cannot tell the potter what to do. It is totally up to the potter to mold and make something from the nothingness that is clay.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great new realization for me to look at my life. I am the clay. I can do nothing without my Potter.
Dian
I like this very much, Brandy. Thanks for sharing. I love Dian's post, too. We are just clay in the Potter's hands to do with whatever He chooses. We will be damaged and useless if we try to struggle against the Master's hands. I'm still working on Colossians 3 to set my heart and mind on things above, not earthly things. That's my goal. Love you all!
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