Utterly Wonderful

I have this vague memory of making cave-man furniture with modeling clay and toothpicks – under my mom’s gentle guidance…

As a small child, I probably started with a snake. Everybody starts rolling out a snake, right? Then I probably twisted the ends together to make a necklace. Not very imaginative, huh? But my mom was pretty creative and she could make something out of next to nothing! That ball of clay would be a coffee cup one minute, a cat the next, and cave-man furniture – one thing after another. It was fascinating, entertaining, teaching, amazing. And one thing was not better than the others. Each thing she made was utterly wonderful to me.

How about you? Are you like clay in God’s hands? Do you think He might want to do something new and wonderful with you? Is He coaxing you into a new change or a fresh start? Change does not always mean bad. Do you believe that God can shape and mold you from one wonderful thing to another wonderful thing and then to another? Some of us may think we’re not so wonderful to start with. That is a lie. God has had His hands on you since before day one. Maybe you’re afraid of change. Don’t let fears keep you from enjoying a most fascinating, entertaining, amazing time from God. Being molded and remolded doesn’t change your basic substance. 

I encourage you to be moldable, shapeable in the hands of God and believe each something He makes is amazing. Each one is a best; utterly wonderful. Whether a cup or a cat or some furniture, each one has a delightful aspect to it. Enjoy each phase God shapes you to – after all, you are being molded by the Master Creator Himself!

How you made me is amazing and wonderful.

 I praise you for that. What you have done is wonderful.

 I know that very well. – Ps. 139:4