"Preparation!"

 "Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No." (John 21:5 KJV)

  "Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart's desires. Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you." (PSALM 37:3-5 NLT)

 Looking back at the title for yesterday's post, the question mark was to illustrate something we need to understand, whether we like it or not, sometimes we need to be broken! Yes, it is just the way God gets us into the place that He wants us: which will usually mean we need to be pulled apart or separated from the things which bind us up, or which hold us down, making us too attached to this world. 

 Does it feel good? Most likely not! But it is better to be where God would have us, then to be where we are not meant to be! Then we ask, "God, where do you want me? And what must I do?" This is called the Way! Surprisingly, that is where it all started, by following Jesus, who is the Way! We must obey what He tells us to do: starting with simple and easy steps; we will be given more once we step in the right direction. 

 Think about Father Abraham, who was given just one simple step: "Pack up you family and go to a place that I will show you." There was nothing to worry about, if he was trusting the LORD. But did it go as well as it should? No! God had to ask him twice; and when he finally did go, he took Lot and his family with him. 

 But he went, none the less, and God worked out the rest! That is how it works! We can't follow Him in everything, because we are not perfect, as He is! We will mess up, and we will get off the path; but He is more than able to get us back on the path, one way or another! We just need to be willing to turn and give up those things that weigh us down, causing us to continually stumble. 

 So, with those things in mind: Do we really want to be Kept Intact? Does the pot say to the Potter, 'You can't take my handle away! No, you can't change my spout, I like it the way it is!' He is the Potter, and we are the clay; He gets to do whatever He wants, because we are His! Thank goodness for that...

""What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. Does the clay pot argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with the one who shaped it, saying, 'Stop, you're doing it wrong!' Does the pot exclaim, 'How clumsy can you be?' "" (Isaiah 45:9 NLT)