There is a fascinating story behind the sculpting of the statue of David by Michelangelo. It’s inspiring especially when we are making new year’s resolutions and realizing that many from last year did not happen.
Did you know that the statue of David was made out of a flawed piece of marble? An earlier artist had begun work on it 25 years before, but soon quit stating the the marble was flawed! The large block was moved outside where it sat neglected in the elements for a quarter of a century until it was commissioned again.
This time, under the skilled hands of the master of the Renaissance with his tens-of-thousands of hammer strokes on a chisel, a masterpiece was created.
Isn’t this a relevant metaphor of our midlife years? Don’t we often feel flawed? We see the flaws in our spouse, marriage, finances, health, relationships—our list of flaws is long.
Here’s a resolution I hope we keep this year:
Rather than looking at the flaws in our situation, we are going to resolutely fix our eyes on Jesus knowing that He is in the process of sculpting a masterpiece in our life for His glory.
He may have a lot of chiseling to do so that we’re fashioned and ready for His purposes. But as we trust Him wholeheartedly in the process, won’t it be wonderful to finally see what He accomplished through the flawed marble of our life! That should give us plenty of midlife inspiration!
“For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure!” (Phil. 2:13)
How has God been chiseling away in your life to create His beautiful sculpture?
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