Jars of Clay

Having the tendency to be an over-sharer has kept me from actually filling in the blog page that I set up about 3 months ago.

Life at the time was moving at a very fast pace and things were changing daily and my concern was that my words would be true that day and false the next.

I didn’t want my words to lack integrity or truth because I was learning so much so quickly.

Then I realised that, if I wait for things to be still and stationary, I will never start a blog.

And so I decided to make a start :o) 

Why jars of clay? 

‘We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.’

2 Corinthians 4v7

I am a Christian.

I believe that Jesus Christ – the fullness of God – came down to earth to reconcile man to God by taking the weight of the sin of the world on his shoulders and putting them to death - once and for all.

I believe that when I accepted this truth into my heart on March 12^th 2006, God came and made His home in my life.

I believe that since that day He has set about creating order out of the chaos that I had created in my heart through a sinful life apart from Him.

I believe that when I received His Holy Spirit, He gifted me and set me apart for a divine purpose, a purpose that I intend to pursue with everything that I am for the rest of my life.

I believe that, even though I am only a human and live in a fragile ‘jar of clay’ body, there is greatness in me – placed there by God. I believe that as I step out and use the gifts that He has placed within me – for His glory – His light will shine and the treasure that He has revealed to me will seep out from the cracks in my life and show how the power of God can restore, renew and redeem anyone from anything.

I believe that my words are imperfect and my style will not suit all of you. 

But I have faith that someone – somewhere – will read what I am writing as I learn and change and openly share about the ‘work-in-progress- that I am.

And I hope that they will meet with God and come to call Him Saviour.

See.

I told you I’m an over sharer :o)

Enjoy.