"O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the Lord. Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel." Jeremiah 18:6
This is an appropriate image in the light of the last week. I have graduated from Calvary Theological Seminary with a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling. I am both happy to be done and strangely waiting for it to sink in. I am not the kind of guy to throw parties in my own honor, so I have been quietly waiting for the next steps of instruction from God. I think God is telling me to simply allow Him to do with me as He would. And like the simple lump of clay that I am, I will need to let Him do the reshaping into the vessel He desires.
It feels a little weird not to have an academic element in my life since it has come to dominate a lot of my planning and schedule the past two and a half years. I suppose the spinning of the wheel has stopped for a while. And now I am in His hand again, only in a different way.
Those closest to me have shared in the trials, the sacrifices, and the joys of the Theological journey. And they have rejoiced with me at its completion. I feel a real need to give back to them. My wife and children have particularly done without me, had to cope with my lack of time management, and sacrificed things such as family vacations and time with me in order to allow me the space to complete my degree program. I will be giving back to them now. In terms of personal ministry, we shall all wait for God's direction. I do know that I have a lot to do with where I am right now, and am content to stay there if that is what God wants. There are people to help. There are life stories to enter. There are ministry opportunities to take part in. There is planning, implementation, and trust in God on the road ahead. But right now, in a calming way, it feels good to sit and wait for just a little while.
"O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the Lord. Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel." Jeremiah 18:6
This is an appropriate image in the light of the last week. I have graduated from Calvary Theological Seminary with a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling. I am both happy to be done and strangely waiting for it to sink in. I am not the kind of guy to throw parties in my own honor, so I have been quietly waiting for the next steps of instruction from God. I think God is telling me to simply allow Him to do with me as He would. And like the simple lump of clay that I am, I will need to let Him do the reshaping into the vessel He desires.
It feels a little weird not to have an academic element in my life since it has come to dominate a lot of my planning and schedule the past two and a half years. I suppose the spinning of the wheel has stopped for a while. And now I am in His hand again, only in a different way.
Those closest to me have shared in the trials, the sacrifices, and the joys of the Theological journey. And they have rejoiced with me at its completion. I feel a real need to give back to them. My wife and children have particularly done without me, had to cope with my lack of time management, and sacrificed things such as family vacations and time with me in order to allow me the space to complete my degree program. I will be giving back to them now. In terms of personal ministry, we shall all wait for God's direction. I do know that I have a lot to do with where I am right now, and am content to stay there if that is what God wants. There are people to help. There are life stories to enter. There are ministry opportunities to take part in. There is planning, implementation, and trust in God on the road ahead. But right now, in a calming way, it feels good to sit and wait for just a little while.
