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<v SPEAKER_00>Have you ever worked with clay before?

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<v SPEAKER_00>Maybe you've seen someone working with clay at a potter's wheel.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Just as a potter shapes clay, God shapes your life with intention and care.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Emold your heart, your character, and your purpose.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Isaiah the prophet uses this image and calls God the Potter.

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<v SPEAKER_00>We are the clay.

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<v SPEAKER_00>You are the potter.

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<v SPEAKER_00>We are all the work of your hand.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Isaiah 64, 8.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Take 20 seconds to thank God for forming you with purpose, for shaping your life with love.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Maybe list a few things about yourself that you like or are grateful that God has shaped or honed over time.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And your reactions and your character, your thought patterns, and your habits.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Now take the next minute and ask God to shape any rough or hurting places in you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Invite him to mold your heart to look more like Jesus.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Tell him the places you recognize that you need is supernatural shaping and healing.

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<v SPEAKER_00>You don't need to be frustrated with yourself or embrace shame.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Just confess in honesty and with humility, where you know you need God.

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<v SPEAKER_00>He is faithful to complete the good work he has already started in you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>They draw our frustration or annoyance or avoidance.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Instead of leaving it at that, let's pray today for someone who needs God to reshape their heart today.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Father, thank you for forming us with care.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Continue shaping us into your image.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Amen.