An Empty Jar

As I was praying just a couple of days ago, God allowed me to see something very clearly. We are all like the jar pictured above.  Even when we try not to let people see who we really are, we show them our true selves eventually.  When someone meets us, they see much about us-without our saying a lot.  Our lives (jars) show our fears, our interests, our frustrations, our goals, and our aspirations.  Some of us have jars that are overflowing with all the stuff we want out of life.  We want to be well off financially, and have healthy relationships.  Most of our jars are quite full. 

But God wants our jars empty.  I absolutely believe The Father wants us to have goals and dreams, but He doesn't want our will to overshadow His.  He has made it clear that we are to have no other gods before Him.  One of our biggest issues in life is that we lack balance. And the attitude we must maintain is "Not my will, Lord, but Thine be done."  The beauty of an empty jar is that God gets to fill it up with what He desires.  

"I desire to do Your will, my God; your law is within my heart."  Psalm 40;8 NIV

My deepest desire is to make a difference in this world for Christ, and for His kingdom. Just like many people in Jesus' day thought His kingdom would be an earthly one, so many people look at us and only see our natural abilities, and our earthly potential.  This world seems to have a lot to offer, but like my Savior, this world is not my home. I am simply a stranger and a pilgrim passing through. Therefore, I must remind myself that I am a vessel who belongs to The Lord, and must accomplish His will for me, while I am in this body, for the length of days I am allotted.  When people meet me, I pray they see Christ, and His love, and His light, and His desires.  They have see