'This is going to hurt me a lot more than it's going to hurt you.'
I suppose a lot of us heard that sentence at on
e point or another growing up; many of us, despite our self-promises, also said it to our children at some point.
The truth is, there are times as a parent it was completely true.
Do you know what your sin does to God, your Father? It breaks His heart - this God who formed you, loved you, cared about you, provided for you, saved you. Yet we choose to step outside His will, violate His laws, abuse ourselves and others, and all the while expect Him to bless us.
The most incredible thing about it all is that you - clay pottery that is broken and damaged - are still held in the Hand of the Potter.
You are marred. You've made bad choices. There is foreign matter in you. Imperfections. Scars. Cracks. Debris.
But the Great Potter isn't surprised by any of that. He isn't shocked by what He finds in the clay. You see the cracks; He sees the plan. You see the mess; He sees perfection.
And be blessed.
I suppose a lot of us heard that sentence at one point or another growing up; many of us, despite our self-promises, also said it to our children at some point.
The truth is, there are times as a parent it was completely true.
Do you know what your sin does to God, your Father? It breaks His heart - this God who formed you, loved you, cared about you, provided for you, saved you. Yet we choose to step outside His will, violate His laws, abuse ourselves and others, and all the while expect Him to bless us.
The most incredible thing about it all is that you - clay pottery that is broken and damaged - are still held in the Hand of the Potter.
'You see the flaws; He sees perfection.'
You are marred. You've made bad choices. There is foreign matter in you. Imperfections. Scars. Cracks. Debris.
But the Great Potter isn't surprised by any of that. He isn't shocked by what He finds in the clay. You see the cracks; He sees the plan. You see the mess; He sees perfection.
And be blessed.
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