Tuesday, August 11, 2009
I've been feeling like a failure for a little while now, seeing my acomplishments...well, I have none. I've nothing that would actually make my parents proud, my results are always just average, actually, everything is just average. But then this morning the Lord reminded me of a story.
A water-bearer carries two large pots on a yoke across his shoulders up the hill from the river to his master's house each day. One has a crack and leaks half its water out each day before arriving at the house. The other pot is perfect and always delivered a full portion of water after the long walk from the river.
Finally, after years of arriving half-empty and feeling guilty, the cracked pot apologized to the water-bearer. It was miserable. "I'm sorry that I couldn't accomplish what the perfect pot did."
The water-bearer says, "What do you have to apologize for?"
"After all this time, I still only deliver half my load of water. I make more work for you because of my flaw."
The man smiled and told the pot. "Take note of all the lovely flowers growing on the side of the path where I carried you. The flowers grew so lovely because of the water you leaked. There are no flowers on the perfect pot's side."
He reminded that we all have our flaws and we are all cracked in some ways, but that's who we are. And if we let Him, God can use us in ways we cannot imagine... So, now I accept the fact that I'm a little damaged but if God can use me then I say, "Go ahead!" What about you?
A water-bearer carries two large pots on a yoke across his shoulders up the hill from the river to his master's house each day. One has a crack and leaks half its water out each day before arriving at the house. The other pot is perfect and always delivered a full portion of water after the long walk from the river.
Finally, after years of arriving half-empty and feeling guilty, the cracked pot apologized to the water-bearer. It was miserable. "I'm sorry that I couldn't accomplish what the perfect pot did."
The water-bearer says, "What do you have to apologize for?"
"After all this time, I still only deliver half my load of water. I make more work for you because of my flaw."
The man smiled and told the pot. "Take note of all the lovely flowers growing on the side of the path where I carried you. The flowers grew so lovely because of the water you leaked. There are no flowers on the perfect pot's side."
He reminded that we all have our flaws and we are all cracked in some ways, but that's who we are. And if we let Him, God can use us in ways we cannot imagine... So, now I accept the fact that I'm a little damaged but if God can use me then I say, "Go ahead!" What about you?
I believe in happy endings...10:06 AM.
