I was reading anne jackson's blog this morning, and her words hit home.

she wrote about a sermon that she heard months ago.

the pastor was talking about the waves of an ocean on the shore.

they slowly make the sand smoother and easier to stand upon.

he took this illustration, and applied it to a persons heart.

anne jackson talked about her own heart. her heart was prickled

and hard to stand upon.

She kept on repeating one line the pastor had said: "The slow and inefficient work of God."

--we need to let God be those waves--

we need to trust God and let Him smooth out those prickles, and

sharp edges in our hearts.

He can do that. He is the ocean waves that slowly works and smooths on our hearts. 

bring that illustration with you.

peace.