February 28, 2008
Simply existing does not mean that we become the person God intended when He created us. We are the coal that needs to be re-formed into the diamond. Only by inviting Him into our lives and efforts and not shielding ourselves from the pain that distills our essence further can that happen.
If marble had nerve centers, Michelangelo's sculptures would be screaming as he worked. Yet at the end of the process, they would step back and admire their form with awe, thanking him for releasing them from that which obscured their identity.
The same is true for us. We start out as a block of marble -- undefined to the untrained eye, yet God sees what is behind, beneath, within it all. He uses our frustrations, passions, pains and joys to chisel away the parts that obstruct our true selves. The more we invite Him into our lives, the more accurately we reflect His vision of who we are; so that, ultimately, we, too, will step back and thank Him -- despite the painful moments of definition -- for revealing our true selves and bringing us to life.
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