Jeremiah 18:1-4 ESV
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: "Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will let you hear my words." So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel. And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do.
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Just as the potter works the lump of clay and removes the imperfections, God molds and shapes you. Where you are today is because God worked in your life yesterday.
When my wife and I met, I was dealing with the impending passing of my Dad from cancer. I had gotten into nature photography and shared a nature photo. We struck up a conversation. We lived in two separate states. There was so many reasons for us to not meet and strike up a relationship beyond a single common interest.
I was also starting a new career, had been in and out of relationships, many never got to the second date. With my dad's illness and impending demise, the last thing I thought I needed was to start a new relationship.
Lo, and behold, after my dad passed. I got a job offer in her state. I had applied to openings in my own backyard. Never got a call from anyone but a hospital in a neighboring county from where she lived. So many things could have gone so very differently.
We will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary this October. We have a 2-year-old daughter who is healthy and thriving. I have a stable career as a Cyber Security Analyst at growing distributor of HVAC, Electrical, and Plumbing supplies based in Oklahoma City. God shaped me to be the person I was when we met, to become the person I am today and to continue to develop into who I am to be tomorrow.
God continues to work in our lives even when we feel He is not. Sometimes, that is part of the process. It also helped we both were Christians and both were of the same denomination.
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: "Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will let you hear my words." So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel. And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do.
________________
Just as the potter works the lump of clay and removes the imperfections, God molds and shapes you. Where you are today is because God worked in your life yesterday.
When my wife and I met, I was dealing with the impending passing of my Dad from cancer. I had gotten into nature photography and shared a nature photo. We struck up a conversation. We lived in two separate states. There was so many reasons for us to not meet and strike up a relationship beyond a single common interest.
I was also starting a new career, had been in and out of relationships, many never got to the second date. With my dad's illness and impending demise, the last thing I thought I needed was to start a new relationship.
Lo, and behold, after my dad passed. I got a job offer in her state. I had applied to openings in my own backyard. Never got a call from anyone but a hospital in a neighboring county from where she lived. So many things could have gone so very differently.
We will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary this October. We have a 2-year-old daughter who is healthy and thriving. I have a stable career as a Cyber Security Analyst at growing distributor of HVAC, Electrical, and Plumbing supplies based in Oklahoma City. God shaped me to be the person I was when we met, to become the person I am today and to continue to develop into who I am to be tomorrow.
God continues to work in our lives even when we feel He is not. Sometimes, that is part of the process. It also helped we both were Christians and both were of the same denomination.
Jeremiah 18:1-4 ESV
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: "Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will let you hear my words." So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel. And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do.
________________
Just as the potter works the lump of clay and removes the imperfections, God molds and shapes you. Where you are today is because God worked in your life yesterday.
When my wife and I met, I was dealing with the impending passing of my Dad from cancer. I had gotten into nature photography and shared a nature photo. We struck up a conversation. We lived in two separate states. There was so many reasons for us to not meet and strike up a relationship beyond a single common interest.
I was also starting a new career, had been in and out of relationships, many never got to the second date. With my dad's illness and impending demise, the last thing I thought I needed was to start a new relationship.
Lo, and behold, after my dad passed. I got a job offer in her state. I had applied to openings in my own backyard. Never got a call from anyone but a hospital in a neighboring county from where she lived. So many things could have gone so very differently.
We will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary this October. We have a 2-year-old daughter who is healthy and thriving. I have a stable career as a Cyber Security Analyst at growing distributor of HVAC, Electrical, and Plumbing supplies based in Oklahoma City. God shaped me to be the person I was when we met, to become the person I am today and to continue to develop into who I am to be tomorrow.
God continues to work in our lives even when we feel He is not. Sometimes, that is part of the process. It also helped we both were Christians and both were of the same denomination.
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