Lord Of The Process

It takes a process to get a product. The same is true of our Christian walk. Becoming like Jesus requires a process as well. It is a journey, not a destination. If we want to be like Jesus, we won't be able to escape the refining process. It takes a process for me to become the kind of Christian I want to be-but Jesus Christ is Lord of the Process, and the process is divine. That doesn't mean we'll always understand his methods. It is a mystery to me how God can take something as imperfect as my life and turn it into an agent for his glory. Instead of waiting for us to arrive, God shines the Light of Christ through the fragments we place in his hands, transforming "the disorder into beauty and symmetry," splashing the colors of our brokenness like fireworks across the sky. (From:Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World)