This is the way our lives are until God takes hold of them. Play- doh, unto it's self has no aspirations. Until it is in the hands of the Creator, it will be nothing.
I found an old can of Play-doh while cleaning out a closet. When I opened it and took it in my hands, I discovered it was nothing but a wad of dried out gunk. It wasn't pliable; it wouldn't give when I squeezed it; it was like a rock.
Our hearts can be like that old wad of Play-doh; dried up, hard and
difficult to do anything with. I probably could have added a bit of
water to that old worthless piece of gunk and it would have become
pliable again. If we allow the Holy Spirit within us to soften our
heart, He can make it pliable again and make us useful in His kingdom.
But, sometimes we like to inform God what we think we are most useful for rather than allowing God to mold us into His will. We think we know our strengths and weaknesses and we like to tell God what we can and cannot do.
Sometimes, God doesn't want us to be the "shiniest crystal goblet in the kitchen". Sometimes the work He has for us to do may be very humbling. However, He knows where He can use us for His glory in spite of our weaknesses. All we have to do is be willing to be pliable in His hands.
"In a well-furnished kitchen there are not only crystal goblets and silver platters, but waste cans and compost buckets—some containers used to serve fine meals, others to take out the garbage. Become the kind of container God can use to present any and every kind of gift to his guests for their blessing." 2 Timothy 2:20-21 MSG
But, sometimes we like to inform God what we think we are most useful for rather than allowing God to mold us into His will. We think we know our strengths and weaknesses and we like to tell God what we can and cannot do.
Sometimes, God doesn't want us to be the "shiniest crystal goblet in the kitchen". Sometimes the work He has for us to do may be very humbling. However, He knows where He can use us for His glory in spite of our weaknesses. All we have to do is be willing to be pliable in His hands.
"In a well-furnished kitchen there are not only crystal goblets and silver platters, but waste cans and compost buckets—some containers used to serve fine meals, others to take out the garbage. Become the kind of container God can use to present any and every kind of gift to his guests for their blessing." 2 Timothy 2:20-21 MSG
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