The Paint Isn’t Dry

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I love the analogy of being a work of art, a masterpiece as it were. But the addition to that is that the paint isn’t dry because God continues to work on us daily to make us more like Jesus. I don’t know about you, but when I start a project, I am anxious to finish it, to see the completed work and to be able to use it for what I made it for. I can just imagine God starting the project on me over fifty years ago and still patiently working to complete it, knowing what His ultimate purpose is for me. When I get frustrated because I keep making the same mistakes, God lovingly corrects and brings me back around to try again. He just wants me to be more like Jesus, like the person He created me to be. It boggles my mind that God pays attention to me and my growth in Christ. My paint may not be dry, but I am so thankful that God still sees a canvas worth working on!

God’s Work

Did you know that you were created by God with a specific purpose in His mind? And not only that, but He has work for you to do for Him while you are on the earth.

Whatever He tells us to do, we are to do wholeheartedly. I know that when I was a child and my mom gave me a list of chores for the day, I was generally not a happy camper. The same thing was true of my children as I divided up the home chores for all of us to pitch in and do. God’s giving us work to do is like His dividing up the chores between all the people He has created so not one person is expected to do it all. We do our share, others do theirs and the work of the Lord gets done.

Have a blessed day and enjoy doing the work that God has tasked you with, knowing that He trusts you to do it and do it well.