Jeremiah 18:1-6 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. 4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so, the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.
5 Then the word of the Lord came to me. 6 He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.
The rebellious nature has been crucified with Christ, but it seems that the rebellious nature often tries to resurrect. We surrender things to God and then try to control them again. We place things in His hands and then try to hold them for ourselves again. We put things on the altar and then try to pull them off. We tend to forget that God is the potter, and that we are the clay.
(Isaiah 45:9, NLT) “What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. Does a clay pot argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, ‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong!’ Does the pot exclaim, ‘How clumsy can you be?’
This is why we so desperately need the help of the Holy Spirit; it is only through the Holy Spirit that we can truly learn to surrender. Let God break your will and mold His. Let God reshape your thinking to be like His. Allow God to fashion your nature, your character, your speech, your thought patterns, and your conduct. Don’t fight Him.
Realize that God’s vision for your life will often contradict your vision for your life. But considering the fact that you surrendered your life to Him when you got saved, can you truly say anymore that it’s “your” life?
When you know you are going far, then you will prepare heavy as someone going far. You can’t do like every other person because you are not going to the same destination, which determines the kind of process you go through and the kind of preparation you will partake.In this season, prepare as the Holy Spirit leads you.
Don’t fight the process and don’t resist the movement of the hand of God in your life. Let Him break what needs to be broken, let Him remove what needs to be removed and let His desire take shape in you.
Don’t fight the process and don’t resist the movement of the hand of God in your life. Let Him break what needs to be broken, let Him remove what needs to be removed and let His desire take shape in you.
Love Reina Beaty.
