Finding Vision?

So many are developing vision for their lives, the question is is it God's vision for their lives or is it their vision for God. I'm thinking that vision needs to come from God if it is true vision. I'm looking for God's vision for me and asking for forgiveness for asking God to "bless" my vision for my own live. I belong to him he does not belong to me.

Food for thought!

Fired The New Kiln Today

I ran my test firing on my new L&L kiln today. It went so smoothly I love my new kiln and am looking forward to seeing increased productivity and higher quality finished products.

I committed to using the right tools for the Job!

Mugs and Eyes

I worked on making mug bodies today between my bus routes. The Masters message to me was to keep my eyes on Him in everything, sounds so easy but for me I must keep my eyes on him and not on people or the church or myself.

More Kneading

Today was a day of being kneaded by the Potter. Speaking as clay that does not want to be softened it is no fun to get pounded and worked over. I choose to trust the Potter and to let myself become soft. Give me the grace I need to go through this process.

Finding Success In Life

I'm back! I have had a difficult year. Change - Change and more change.
I no longer call myself a Pastor yet I believe that I am still called by God to bring healing to the church and to "do my part" to see the church change. Big stuff and I am just a small player but never the less I have determined that my success is determined by one thing alone -
Did I do what the master has asked me to do?
Well I guess that I am just clay and the important thing is what the Potter wants to do with me!

workshop!

Our local potters guild hosted Bill Van Gilder today and tomorrow.  What a great workshop!  He Shared a great deal of helpful tips and projects that will be fun to incorporate into my work.

Thanks Bill!

Pictures to follow

The Clay

I like being a potter.  I mean that I get a great deal of fulfillment from taking a piece of clay and making it into something that is useful and beautiful.  I feel both connected to my own humanity and to God through the process.  

I'm not sure that I always like being the clay and being worked and trusting God.  I know that that is not the right response but it is the true response.  I want to tell the Potter (God) what I want Him to do with me rather than trusting Him to make what he wants me to become.  I just like being in control way more than I want everyone to know.  In essence I am a stiff piece of clay that is not cooperating with the desire of the Potter.  

My family and I have been reading a book called So You Don't Want To Go To Church Anymore.  It is an amazing book and it sound much like our story.  I have been in the process of being deprogramed and learning all over again what it means to both be loved by the Father and to walk in dependance upon His love for me.  I have been guilty of making my own way and wrapping it in religious garments.  

My goal is to be responsive clay.