Working my clay!

God continually amazes me; I love that.  He gave me a message a few days ago to shift focus of my prayers to my stepdaughter.  So I did.  Not praying anything specific, just praying for her.  God amazed me when I realized that He was "working my clay" as I prayed for her.  I began to see her in a new light, I began to see myself in a new light.  God was working on her but the amazing thing was He was using this to open my eyes to what an awesome person she was. 

She had come back into her children's life after leaving them for about 8 years.  God was helping her to become a better mother.  I can't really tell this with enough justice, but today I saw God working through her to open my eyes and see her as God did. I saw her as God saw her, a sweet and beautiful person with a huge caring heart and a love for God that does not stop.  My eyes were opened to the bitterness in my heart that resulted from her children, my grandchildren, being hurt when she left.  God "worked my clay" and pulled the bitterness from me.  Bitterness is not of God!  He wouldn't allow it.  I didn't need it.  That particular bit of dross was G...O...N...E! 

Sometimes my step-daughter just needs to talk,  just needs to vent.  I do too sometimes.  God is teaching me to not always offer uninvited advice.  So, today, God removed all the bitterness from me.  I will gladly give it to Him. 

I will continue to pray for her as God has instructed me.  Expect the unexpected!  Not from God.  Expect His promises.   I love being amazed, it brings me joy.  I know I can depend on God, it's just fun finding Him at unexpected times and in unexpected places.  Uh-oh, I can see Him smiling, shaking His head joyfully and saying...That's just how it is!