THE CRAFTSMAN

At what point will we be satisfied with all God has in store for us. We love to be the older of our own !la" while God is be##in# us for !ontrol. At what point will we allow God to fulfill the purpose He has in store for us instead of thin$in# our wa" is the onl" wa" that will do. For e personall"% & thin$ & have the ri#ht intentions with the drea s and aspirations & desire% but & also $now & a puttin# God into a tin"% little bo' when & do this. A bo' that doesn(t restri!t Hi in an" shape or for but ta$es awa" His #lor" when & do not #et what & ori#inall" planned for. & a #oin# to ta$e these ne't few para#raphs as an opportunit" to be real and honest with "self. This is for all " friends out there who a" be stru##lin# with the sa e idea. This is in no wa" e i pl"in# that & have it all to#ether now and that all the answers have been revealed to e) it(s *ust a re inder of God(s provision in a world that has see to have lost trust in it(s Creator. &(ll ad it it) & have wanted pla" a bi# part in God(s inistr" sin!e & was in +unior Hi#h. &t all started when & was up at a !a p !alled Hu e ,a$e Christian Ca ps. &s this a bad thin# to want- & didn(t thin$ so and & re e ber hearin# !ountless ser ons at " !hur!h ba!$ ho e to #o out into the world and a$e dis!iples. & wanted to do *ust that. & had a uni.ue passion to so e and never felt so !alled in " life to #o into either !a p inistr" or !hur!h inistr". So e of "ou a" be readin# this and thin$in# to "ourselves Ala"na what(s so wron# with that- Aren(t we supposed to !rave bein# apart of His planM" heart wasn(t in the ri#ht pla!e thou#h) & believed God needed e. NEE/E/ ME. How ridi!ulous is it to have the ideolo#" that states without e in this world God !ould not be nearl" as #lorified or the wor$ a" not be as well done. & !an assure "ou #u"s that God doesn(t need "ou. 01T% don(t stop readin# here & have so ethin# a a2in# & want to tell "ou3 God a" not NEE/ "ou% but God /ES&RES% WANTS% and CRA4ES to have "ou apart of His #reat ission on this earth. Whatever that a" be. Whether "ou drea to be the CE5 of a #inor ous !orporate !o pan" or a pastor at a s all lo!al !hur!h God wants "ou to be apart of His ission. Also% ta$e it fro e personall") li itin# God and all that He wants to do in "our life will be one of the bi##est re#rets "ou will ever have. While "ou are so fo!used on one idea so intentl" "ou will be blind to the thousands of others God has fl"in# around and b" "ou. &t(s o$a" to feel wea$ and to not understand who "ou are #oin# to be one da". +ust $now one thin#) a$e "our

ulti ate #oal be Hi % be!ause when "ou do this & assure "ou ever"thin# else will fall into it(s ri#htful pla!e. M" na e is Ala"na Faith Cole an. & want to be a !os etolo#ist% !a p dire!tor% issionar"% "outh #roup leader% so!ial wor$er% a !ounselor% and so u!h ore. God wants e to be dependent on Hi % trustin# towards His provision% and deli#hted in His understandin#. Who $nows) & *obs & listed above. a" do none of the

However% for the first ti e in " entire life% startin# toda"% & a sure about one thin#) there is a !rafts an out there ore s$illed than us and there is nothin# ore beautiful than His artwor$. We are the !la". He is the 6otter. Cla" e'ists for the 6otter alone. 7God(s fin#ers !an tou!h nothin# but to Geor#e Ma!/onald old it into loveliness.8

7Never be afraid to trust an un$nown future to a $nown God.8 )Corrie ten 0oo