We are all masterpieces!

This week, I thought that I would draw a picture and document it as I drew it, instead of just taking a picture of the finished product. So... I did! :) All the while, I thought of how it can be related to the Gospel. This is what I came up with. Check it out!

A lot of people have the tendency to judge themselves and others on what they like while they are in their developmental stages, such as in these pictures.

        

And just like in these pictures, we are not whole. We are not finished. We are all still in the refining process. And sometimes, we take the drawing instrument and try to draw ourselves. When we do, we sometimes make smudges, smears, and stray marks. But that is where the Atonement of Jesus Christ comes in. Christ can clean us up and make more of us than we ever could by ourselves. The Lord is merciful and so forgiving. He understands fully that we are all a work in progress. So, we shouldn't look at ourselves and other people under a microscope, because we when we do, we usually look at the worst moments, which cuts us short of our full potential. Each of these pictures are taken during the developmental process of this drawing. None are complete, except the finished piece. The drawing at its developmental process is not what it is meant to look like, but it is necessary in order to get to its completion. Each step is needed in order to achieve the end result. Each step is needed in order for it to become polished and refined. When all is said and done, all of the mistakes will have been corrected and smoothed out.   

 

Well, guess what? This life IS the developmental process and each of us must go through this refining process. It can not be escaped or avoided. We must go through it. But in this life, we are all a work in progress. Our Heavenly Father is still working with us. So, don't get discouraged with how things are at this current moment in time. Be patient and have faith that Heavenly Father knows what He is doing. 

Proverbs 3:5 states:

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding."

 

Everything will work out and be the way it is supposed to be. 

I am sure that as you were scrolling through these pictures, you had a hope that my drawing would get better, right? You just knew that it would get better. (After all, why would I post unfinished art, right?) You kept that faith until you saw it come to pass. My drawing did, indeed, become better and better. And just like that, you must have faith that everything will work out. Trust in the Lord and be kind to yourself and others. We are all in the developmental stages of our existence. Heavenly Father is not done with us yet. And the finished product is worth waiting for. :)

Just something for y'all to think about...

-Sister Reid