As I was writing about the process of making Jamie’s engagement ring, I couldn’t help but think about a spiritual correlation. I think God finds us on this earth as rough sapphires. He applies heat and pressure, and begins to shave away aspects of our lives that do not reflect light brilliantly. For us, the process is often painful. Nobody likes having our rough spots grinded away until they are smooth as glass.
But God does this, and over time, there is a brilliance and light that emanates from us with increasing brightness, that is if we abandon ourselves to the trustworthy skill and expertise of God the gem-cutter. If not, we may never develop our full potential.
But every time we yield another aspect of our life, to the Creator, he is able to create another facet. And then, we reflect light. We don’t produce it from within, but rather, the light enters us like it enters a gem, it bounces around, and then radiates outward like some kind of divinely orchestrated spark or sparkle. When you see someone whose life seems to radiate a great light, it is a mark of the master jeweler who has been cutting away and working toward’s creating a masterpiece out of that person’s life. You see, we aer God’s masterpiece, we are his precious gems that he created for the purpose of emanating love, joy, piece, patience, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control. In a world in which we need to see more of these things.
May you be yielded in the hands of the Master as he brings out your brilliance and enables you to reflect and shine His light in this world.
2 comments:
Very insightful... awesome!
It's funny, because as I was reading your last entry, I was thinking the same thing - there is so much refining in each of our lives that has to happen for us to be beautiful. And while there is an intrinsic beauty in the stone, it is magnified so much more under the hands of the artist.
Love this.
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