Diamonds.

I have been thinking about something that Ed Young said on Sunday night at church and wanted to share with you a quick thought that I believe is very relevant...

We (mankind) have always been diamonds. When we were born we were raw though. We were rough around the edges with glimpses of our true value... As we find our identity in life or if we are searching, it is God that chips away at our edges, refining us and creating an air of "there's got to be more to life than this"... He is redefining where our self worth comes from and continually revealing more of our beauty, and it is our choice whether or not to let him in. We can either resist or embrace his workmanship.

You see, even though we were priceless at birth, we become even more priceless as we discover God and take hold of what He has for us. I did a bit of researching and what makes diamonds more valuable is their content and their image. How pure the diamond is on the inside affects its value. So, what is inside of you? Have you discovered God? Are you letting God do some spring cleaning? Or maybe even renovating? And are you allowing God to cut away the blemishes that are visible on the outside?

Lastly, know that you are very extremely rare! Diamonds are graded for clarity and I've found out that diamonds with the grade 'F' are extremely rare because they are flawless, both internally and externally. Can I just say that although we are not perfect in nature, God is. And He will continue to do amazing things in our lives, perfecting us daily if we know him personally and allow Him to do so. If we would choose Him every day of our lives and be in relationship with Him, making the Kingdom of God our highest concern, then I believe we can truly be grade 'F' diamonds and the value in that is that our light will shine for all to see and people around will know there's something different about us.

I know that there are many who read my blogs and have no idea who God really is... Can I just say, if you want to know more, please ask/comment because I'd love to share with you! If you are thinking that doing the same old same old is waring thin and there's got to be more to life, I sit here at my keyboard screaming out at the screen "there is!"

Love you all.