He's Not Done Yet

I think we all can agree on the fact that God is a good God. He guides us through this life and holds our lives in His hands. He provides for our every need and even some of our wants.

As the autumn season is in full gear and almost over (for those in Alaska), its easy to see that our God is the creator of beautiful things. The air is crisp, but not too cold. The trees turn all kinds of beautiful reds, oranges, and yellows. As I stand in my yard I see His true beauty; the sun shines on my face, I have my cup of hot tea in my mitten-covered hands, my over-sized sweater and loose scarf keeping me warm. I look around and see the beautiful trees and how the sun shines on them just right. I look up and see the crystal clear blue sky. I can't help but smile at all of the marvelous things that He has created.

Often times I look around and see all that God has made and done for me and I thank him, but all too often I don't look in the mirror. As a teenage girl especially, I forget that I am too one of God's beautiful creations. Regardless of what I see in the mirror, God sees a beautiful masterpiece in process. "In process" are the key words there. I am not finished. I still have a lot of things not of God in my life. I get jealous, I tend to be prideful, and I question my worth on a regular basis: but that's okay. I know that God is not done with me yet.

We have all heard the scripture that says we are the clay and He is the potter, but last night at my young life group one of the leaders brought up another analogy: we are like an unfinished statue. Part of us looks like a human, while the other part is simply still a block of stone. We have to allow God to chip away all the things that are not of Him and that He doesn't want there, even though we know its going to hurt.

I may disrespect my parents from time to time, I may question my worth as a Christian or as a girl, and I may be a little bit nasty to other people from time to time, but I know that I am not finished. God started my life and I want Him to finish it. In the mean time, I know that He is working on me. I know that He is not finished with me yet.