- Hebrews 12:1 -
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.

Play-doh

⁸ Yet, O LORD, you are our Father.
We are the clay, you are the potter;
we are all the work of your hand. (Isaiah 64:8)

Friday right, I was struck by the mold-and shape-ability of Play-doh. While worshiping over in Ytterboe, I picked up some Play-doh that was sitting on the table close by, and started thinking about a lesson I had taught to WOW kids, the MOPS preschoolers, or campers somewhere along the way. We had the kids first hold a stone, then Play-doh, after talking about fostering a heart for God. Then we asked them what type of substance they thought God wants our hearts to be like- the Play-doh or the rock. This example struck me last night, because I believe God has been breaking down a lot of the hardness, the walls in my own heart this last year. The physical feeling of Play-doh was a nice stress release (holding and molding it gave me something to do other than worry), but the more I thought about it, the more I realized God is shaping and healing my heart.

May our hearts be soft, moldable, and open to God's healing.