Here comes a cup of Door County White Christmas Coffee just in time to warm me up. Now add some oatmeal to my breakfast and I am off to a busy day ahead.
Pictured above is a tapestry that goes on the back of our sofa during the Christmas season. The tapestry was done for us in exchange for me doing some plumbing work for the artist. Rene designed it and the lady with the leaky pipes went to work to make it for us. You could say we bartered our services with a great outcome for all of us. The tapestry was woven into a blanket.
The artist friend of ours worked tirelessly to make something for us that we would enjoy and that we would be proud of. I am ashamed to say that my talent was only used for her to be able to take a bath. Nothing beautiful comes from these talents.
I remember talking with her about the piece about two days before she was done. She showed it to me and I said "that's great. I will take it home tonight". She explained that it wasn't finished yet. There were two small items that needed attention. I could not really see what difference those two items would make. But the two items were on the eyes of the snowman. Once she added them, the snowman took on a whole different appearance. The snowman went from looking confused, to a happier, jolly old boy. Only the artist would have caught that.
God is the artist of our lives and knows what will complete us. We are his workmanship and he continues to mold us into what the Artist intended us to be.
Isaiah 64:8New International Version (NIV)
8 Yet you, Lord, are our Father.
We are the clay, you are the potter;
we are all the work of your hand.
We are the clay, you are the potter;
we are all the work of your hand.
What sometimes we see as bad or rough times, God uses to shape us for the future and strengthen us. He alone knows what we need. He sees in us things that only He can fathom. It's hard to feel useless and unimportant when you realize that you are one of a kind and you have the tag of being made by the Ultimate Designer.
Chew on that today. You carry a Designer label.
Marty
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