Becoming Who You Were Created to Be

"Yet, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand."

— Isaiah 64:8.

Every now and then you hear something that stays with you forever.

For me, it happened during one of my spiritual formation classes.

We were talking about heaven and hell when the instructor began speaking about a potter shaping clay. He described our lives as being on the potter's wheel. We resist. We soften. We crack. We are reshaped. Day by day, God patiently forms us into the people He created us to become.

Then he said something that completely caught me off guard.

One day, the pottery goes into the kiln.

I remember sitting there in silence.

Chills....

There comes a moment when the shaping is finished. Our earthly lives end, and the person we have become is no longer changing.

Ever since then, the image of the potter's wheel has stayed with me. In many ways, it's become a lens through which I see my own life.

Because if that's true, then I've got some serious reshaping to do.

Not because I'm trying to become the "best version" of myself. Not because I need to have everything figured out. But because I want my heart, my desires, and my will to become more and more aligned with His. I want the direction of my life to be toward Him. I want to become the kind of person who says yes to His invitation, again and again, in the ordinary moments that make up a lifetime.

That's why I chose the name Potter's Wheel Coaching.

It reminds me that I am not the potter.

And, honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way.

I spend a lot of time trying to understand life. I'll happily disappear into a book about wellness, herbs, theology, women's health, coaching, or whatever has captured my curiosity that week. I love asking questions, and I have a feeling I always will. But for all the learning I hope to do, I think the most important lesson is learning to stay in the Potter's hands.

He knows what He's creating long before I do.

Maybe that's why the potter's wheel has become such a meaningful image for me. It reminds me that growth isn't something I accomplish on my own. It's something I cooperate with. It's a lifelong invitation to listen more closely, trust more deeply, and allow myself to be shaped by the One who sees the finished work before I can even imagine it.

I have no doubt there will be many more turns of the wheel ahead.

And that's okay.

Because I know whose hands they're in.