God is still working on us. Even when He brings things to the surface that we would rather not see, He has not given up on us. Sometimes the process of becoming more like Jesus means facing attitudes, habits, and motivations that need to change. Those moments can be uncomfortable, but they are also opportunities for God to do a deeper work in our hearts.
In Jeremiah 18, God tells the prophet Jeremiah to go to the potter’s house. When Jeremiah arrives, he sees the potter working at the wheel, shaping a vessel from clay. But the vessel becomes marred in the potter’s hands, so the potter reshapes the clay into another vessel, making it as seems good to him. God uses this picture to reveal His relationship with His people. He is the Potter, and we are the clay, being shaped according to His purposes.
Darren shares how this Scripture became personal when God began revealing something in his own heart. After missing out on a position he had hoped to receive, he went to God seeking understanding. Through that experience, the Lord exposed a motivation that Darren had not fully recognized. Although he had told himself he wanted the position for God’s glory and the advancement of His kingdom, he discovered that part of him wanted it for his own glory and the praise of others.
God used that disappointment to reveal an area that needed to change. Like clay being reshaped on the potter’s wheel, Darren had to allow God to deal with what was underneath the surface. It was a reminder that God is not simply interested in what we do. He cares about why we do it. Our ambitions, attitudes, and desires matter because He wants our lives to reflect the character of Jesus.
One of the first steps in this process is recognizing that God is the Potter and we are the clay. God is sovereign, and our relationship with Him is not about trying to persuade Him to do everything we want. We belong to Him, and He has the wisdom and authority to shape our lives according to His purposes. We can surrender our plans and trust Him even when His work takes us in a direction we did not expect.
But what should we do when God reveals something in us that needs to change? Darren encourages us to agree with the Holy Spirit rather than making excuses or ignoring His conviction. When God reveals sin, selfish ambition, pride, or another attitude that does not reflect Christ, we can come honestly before Him, confess it, and ask Him to change us.
God’s conviction is not meant to push us away or make us feel rejected. It is meant to bring us closer to Him so that He can cleanse, heal, and transform us. First John 1:9 reminds us that when we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us. But His work in us goes beyond forgiveness. Through the new covenant established by Jesus, we are invited into a life of transformation, becoming more like Christ.
Sometimes that change happens quickly. Other times, transformation takes a season. We may discover that an attitude or habit has deeper roots than we realized, and God patiently works through one layer at a time. When we stumble, we can return to Him, confess our sin, repent, and continue allowing Him to reshape our lives. The important thing is to remain on the potter’s wheel and let Him complete His work.
Through all of this, we can trust the heart of the Potter. Jeremiah 29:11 reminds us of God’s thoughts of peace and His desire to give His people a future and a hope. Romans 8:28 assures us that God works in all things for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. God does not expose our failures to shame or destroy us. He brings them into the light so that we can experience freedom, grow in righteousness, and become more like Jesus.
The Potter isn’t finished with you. Whatever God is revealing in your life today, you can bring it honestly before Him and trust His hands. He has not rejected you, abandoned you, or given up on what He is shaping you to become. His heart is for you, and His work is not over. Our prayer can be simple: “Lord, have Your way in me. Keep me on the potter’s wheel, and make me more like You.”
