In The Hands of The Potter

Today, I am thankful to be clay in the hands of the Potter.  I am thankful that You, Lord, have continued to mold and shape me into who You want and need me to be.  You have consistently led me through all circumstances - the valleys and the mountaintops, ever since I came into a loving relationship with You.  I am thankful for the valleys I have walked through, and will walk through, because it is there that I have experienced Your love, Your comfort, and Your peace that passes all understanding.  I am thankful for the mountaintops I have stood upon, and will stand upon, for it is there that I have experienced Your majesty, Your holy radiance, and Your beautiful mystery.  I pray that You continue to mold and shape me, in Your hands, to make me an instrument of Your divine will and purpose, so that I can love and serve others, with an unquenchable passion for You.  Thank You for loving me and shaping me.

Amazing Grace, How Sweet The Sound, That Saved A Wretch Like Me

Two years ago today, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, met me in the darkest of days, and saved me in flesh and spirit. I was alone, holding the bible that I had been reading and feeling like I was close to death. I heard the voice of my Jesus, telling me He loved me. I reached up for His hand and put my full trust and faith in Him. 

It has been a wondrous journey these last two years. If Jesus could save someone like me, the chief of sinners as Paul said, then He can save everyone and redeem everything. I shudder when I think about what life was like before I was His. I want everyone to know Jesus and thus our Father...and I do not want to rest as long as there are people that do not know Him. Thank you for the Godly people that You have blessed me with in my life - who have discipled me, loved me, challenged me, comforted me, walked with me and who have been the most beautiful evidence of Your divine and holy love. Thank you, my King, for Your mercy, Your grace, Your compassion, Your justice, Your correction and Your love - and for giving an undeserved wretch like myself a new and glorious life in You.

Less Matthew - More Jesus!  I must decrease and He must increase!