Wonderfully Made
You opened your eyes this morning in a body you didn't select. You didn't choose your height, your metabolism, your facial features, your body type, your physical capabilities, or your health challenges. For some, this body feels like home. For others, it feels like a prison - too tall, to
Lord, I want visible progress - transformation I can measure, growth I can display, change that's obvious to everyone watching. But you work differently. You transform like yeast in dough - invisible work producing visible results in time I can't control. Help me trust the process I can't
Jesus described God's kingdom using the most mundane imagery imaginable - yeast in dough, seeds in soil, coins lost and found. When his disciples expected political revolution and dramatic displays of power, he talked about farmers scattering seed (Mark 4:26-27). The kingdom grows, he said
While outwardly you're wasting away, inwardly I'm renewing you day by day. The visible troubles you face are achieving invisible glory that far outweighs them all. Don't focus only on what you can see - I'm doing my deepest work in places eyes can't reach. Trust the process you can't obser