I received this from a good

friend Jeff Green serving in Korea. I will share it with you here. Thanks

Jeff.

Feeling frustrated by your

imperfections? Don't worry about it. God has you broken in all the right

places.

Each day a servant carried

water from a stream to his master's house on a hill. Across his shoulders

was a pole with two large pots balanced on each end. One pot was cracked

and the other was perfect. At the end of each walk, the perfect pot was

full of water but the cracked pot was only half full. The perfect pot

would often brag about the fact that it never spilled a drop, leaving

the cracked pot feeling ashamed. When the cracked pot finally decided

to apologize to the servant for spilling water, the water bearer said,

"As we walk today, watch your side of the path."

As they went up the hill, the

cracked pot noticed a string of wild flowers growing along the path. Afterward,

the water bearer told the cracked pot, "I've taken advantage of your

imperfection by planting flower seeds on your side, and every day as we

walked, you've watered them. For two years I've decorated my master's

table with these flowers."

Faced with our own flaws, we're

often prone to feel guilt, self-pity, even anger. Enter God, who sees

our imperfections, not as limitations, but as opportunities to shine His

love and power through us.

When Apostle Paul asked God

to remove a nagging physical problem, God responded with a beautiful contradiction:

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in

weakness."

Don't feel ashamed or embarrassed

Then watch God use them to showcase His grace in your life, like wildflowers

along His pathway.

Dr. Knox Herndon is the pastor

of His House Community Church (SBC). Rev. Greg Mausz is Sr. Assoc. Pastor.

Dr. Lydia Herndon is the Sunday School Superintendent, Bible study coordinator

and teacher. The church has moved to the new location just below Fayetteville,

on GA. Highway 85. As you leave Fayetteville going South on Highway 85,

you cross Highway 16, at the Senoia intersection. It is a mile on the

right just below the fire station. If you are not in a church, come visit

us. Church office and Prayer line (770)-719-2365 or e-mail [email protected]

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