Be careful what you wish for





   I have been learning this recently. It’s so easy to look at the finished product of a process and not appreciate what it took to get there. To forget the cost. To assume that it was easy. In our Christian walk we often ask God to ‘mould’ us in His image. We pray for growth and strength and change. But we don’t always think about what that entails. Being moulded means being broken down into the most basic form and then being remade in the image of the artist. The substance is pounded and squeezed and pressed and contorted in new ways until it bends to the will of the moulder. It’s all fun and games until you realize that you’re the clay. And life is squeezing you and crushing you in so many directions and you look up at heaven and ask God if He forgot your agreement. You say that He’s taking too long to give you the things you asked for yet you also asked to be more patient.

   And in the moment, you can’t see where things are going and what the final outcome is supposed to be. Your life just sucks and that’s the biggest thing you perceive. And I don’t blame you. You can’t see a 3D picture with only 2D vision. But I find that when I’m in the thick of things and nothing makes sense He reminds me to pause and breathe because He’s doing something. And there’s a comfort in that. To be assured that no matter how tough things get He’s still there and He’s still God and things will make sense at some point.

   So does that mean that we should stop asking for God to make us better and improve us and help us get over habits and patterns? Absolutely not! It’s a noble thing to ask for and what person wouldn’t want to move from level 1 to level 2 if they knew they could?

   It just means that we should be prepared for it to be uncomfortable and even painful at times. Things and people rarely change their nature easily and without giving up a fight. Water has to be heated to 100 degrees before it turns to steam (depending on what altitude you’re at). It takes real effort, trust and obedience. But please hang in there and keep your eyes on the prize. He’s with you all the way.  


Ciao…


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