His Wonderful Design

His Wonderful Design

I don’t know why some of us
must endure more than others.
Nor why it seems we must experience
heartache and affliction
in order to become strong, yet sensitive.
But I believe it is on these occasions in which we struggle
that God has his hands on us;
molding us like a potter his pot,
knowing ahead the final product,
and laboring diligently toward it.
What was once an amorphous lump of clay
that lolled in the dexterous hands of the craftsman
is transformed into a distinctive pot;
fashioned with twists and turns.
Just as the originator has a use for each of his vessels,
he does not make the pot, then throw it away,
so has God a use for each of us.
We may think he has erred
for we cannot see his master plan.
We may feel like we have been
fired in the heat too long;
made hardened, yet fragile in the process.
But it is this hardship that builds
strength and character in us all.
Each twist and turn that we must face
makes us uniquely beautiful
and we are able to give God the glory
for his wonderful design.
For it is a collage of our
tears, sweat, and broken hearts
that God collects and so tenderly pieces together
to create each of our lives.