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Let Christ Shape Your Life

Have you ever watched a video of a potter at their wheel? They start with a spinning lump of clay that doesn't look like much at all. But with skilled hands and a clear vision, the potter shapes that formless lump into something amazing — something both useful and beautiful. The prophet Isaiah used that exact picture to describe our relationship with God: “O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand” (Isa. 64:8). So when we ask, “What’s next?” after deciding to follow Jesus, the answer is simple: we climb onto the potter’s wheel, trusting the hands of the Potter as he begins to shape us. 

Jesus challenged his followers, saying, “A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher” (Luke 6:40). The goal isn't just to be a student who knows a lot about Jesus, but to become a person who lives and loves like him. It’s a hands-on apprenticeship with the master craftsman, and it requires a lifelong commitment.