Centered Living

If you’ve ever tried “throwing” clay on a potter’s wheel, you know lots of things can go wrong.  One of the most common problems occurs when the wet lump of clay is placed off-center on the wheel.  Things may seem to go well at first, but eventually it will begin to wobble slightly, then more, and then more.  Soon the clay is gyrating wildly and may even go flying off the wheel.  Isaiah calls us clay in the Potter’s hands (also Gen. 2:7).  The problem is that we have the freedom to decide that we’re going to place ourselves off-center on the wheel, or maybe we let a lot of things pull us off center, and the results are predictably disastrous.  It is critical that our lives remain centered in Christ by meditating on His Word and regular prayer.    He is “the way, the truth, and the life.”