1. “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11)

2. The Apostle Paul wrote, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10) GOD HAS A GOOD PLAN FULL OF PURPOSE AND MEANING FOR EVERY BELIEVER’S LIFE

3. As believers God is always fashioning and shaping us for His purposes and plans for our life '...as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand...' Jeremiah 18:6 NKJV In the good times it's easy to see that we're making progress, but in the tough times we are prone to feel like we're not making any progress at all.

4. We react to pain, loss and adversity by consulting our feelings instead of God's faithfulness. When we look at and talk continually about our circumstances rather than keeping our focus on the bigness of God we can become anxious and discouraged in life and think that we are making no progress

5. Please understand this: at all times you are securely in God's hands! '...as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand...' (Jeremiah 18:6 NKJV)

6. You're a work in progress and the crucial thing isn't your circumstances or feelings, but the Potter's (God’s) commitment to finish what He began. '...He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.' (Philippians 1:6 NKJV)

7. Here are two things you must remember while you're spinning on the Potter's wheel: (1) The Potter has the right to mould you as He sees fit. Nothing can prevent Him from making you into what He wants you to become.

8. He is an expert at turning lumps of clay into objects of value and usefulness. 'Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the...lump to make one vessel for honour...?' (Romans 9:21 NKJV)

9. Your job is to stay on the wheel and let God make you into what He desires you to be.

10. (2) The Potter has an individual plan for each lump of clay. The Potter, not the clay, determines the end- product in the same way that the Holy Spirit determines your place and role in the Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:18).

11. So discover the Potter's plan and submit to Him! And you will embrace the fullness of life that God has planned for your life. Jesus Himself said, “... I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)