He Is The Potter, We Are The Clay

HE IS THE POTTER, WE ARE THE CLAY…

‘’As the clay is in the potters hand so are you in mine’’

-          Jeremiah 18

I stumbled across this picture a few days ago and God truly spoke to me about the roles in our relationship. He leaded me to think about Jeremiah 18, and how He describes Himself as the potter, and us as His children, the clay. God reminds us that this walk with Him is a continuous process and not something that will come naturally easily. As our Father, God aims to transform and sanctify us through His power and authority over us. He cares so deeply about our personal growth, and constantly reaches out to you with an offer of renewal through Jesus. Have you rejected his offer? Have you made YOURSELF the potter and neglected Gods role in your relationship? Maybe you've gotten so caught up with pride and controlling your own life, that you've forgotten why God is even there crying out to you to give Him your heart.

We have to come to the realization that God loves us way too much to let us stay the way we are. Yes we are beautifully and fearfully made in His image, but YES there is work He needs to do in each one of us. As He teaches us and disciplines us, we have to recognize that He doesn't do it to hurt us, to show anger towards us or anything of that sort, but instead to PROTECT us and to TRANSFORM us. God often puts people around us, good or bad, as a way to mold us and to help to convict us of our sin and our ways of bitterness and hate. He’ll put us in situations that He knows will test our character and wait for you to completely give yourself over to Him to say ‘God please just fix me’, after realizing that through your own ability you are nothing. I find myself saying that a lot, especially at times when I know I’m pursing sin and not God.

This topic was placed so heavily on my heart, simply from my own personal experience over the last few months. I've learnt that God will not hesitate put you through a storm so you learn to CLING to him. Literally, CLING to him and come back to the heart of worship for Him .I would spend countless hours just pouring out to God, asking Him who he wanted me to be, why he was putting me through things and what the whole point of it all was! He spoke to me and said ‘’Caitlin I’m trying to make you more like me. I’m gradually ripping things that aren't like me out of your nature. I’m molding a heart that will have the attitude of Jesus and not like the old you that is dependent on things of this world.’’ At that point, I started to realize just how much God loved me. He couldn't bear to sit on his throne in the Kingdom with a creation that still needed to be molded. He had to fix me and tear out things that weren't like Him! He ripped bits of clay that I didn't even realize were wrong, and that was the hard bit. He took so much of me.  I let him take my lustful ways, my part of my heart that was bitter and found it hard to forgive. I let him rip out the jealousy in my heart and even gave him the lack of trust that would hinder my growth SO much. It was a painful process, and I know God is nowhere near done pruning the enemy’s ways out of me.

We have to comprehend that although it hurts the human flesh to be stripped back, to be changed and molded into something completely new; God does it out of his abundant love for us. His grace allows us to be transformed so that we’re ready for the things he has prepared for us, so we’re ready for our purpose and so that we’re able to represent him with a heart that knows ‘’No I am not perfect, but God is working in me. He is the potter, I am the clay.’’ Growth is so necessary in our walk with Christ, and we have to get over the fear of coming before the Lord because we’re scared of what he’s going to convict us about. I used to find comfort in sitting at the feet of Jesus but YES I found it scary because God would tell me about myself. He would reveal that I’m not done yet and that through his faithfulness He will stay with me to help me to progress IN HIM. Give God the chance to mold you into greatness. Humble yourself before him, accepting that you need help fixing your character so you can truly represent His Kingdom. He is our Father, the one who created us and continues with the desire to transform us even further. All you have to do is surrender to him and his precious plan for the virtuous woman or man of Christ he has called you to be.  

And yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter, we are all the work of your hand.

-          Isaiah 64:8

Speak to him tonight. Ask Him to have HIS way in YOU.

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