Transformers- more than meets the eye??

Ok. I have three boys who ADORE, possibly slightly OBSESS over transformers.  These toys, i'm sure, have come a LONG way from where they started.  They now have levels of difficulty rated on the box!  And let me tell you, they are NOT joking.  The boys tinker, twist, turn, pull, and then (this is the truly funny part) call for ME to help transform them!  Did I mention i'm a GIRL who grew up with SISTERS??  These transformers might as well be a rubix cube for all i can do to get them together!  But like the good Mom that I am, I try, sigh, and say, "I think Daddy can do this...let's leave it for him when he gets home." Because i know that the FIRST thing he's going to want to do after a full day at work, is figure out this man-that-should-somehow-become-a-fighter-plane thing. :)

I have been pondering lately what it means to be transformed. Romans 12:2 says,

"Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.  Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect." (emphasis mine).

In the past, i have read this verse and the word TRANSFORM has jumped out at me.  I know that God wants to transform me into His image, to shape me as a potter does clay, to make me into a new creation.  I GET the "transform" word.

But today, I must LET GOD. 

I tell you, those transformers are not easy to figure out.  Grown men (never mind the kids!) need to read the instructions to make the switch.  Unfortunately for them, they do not have a choice.  If a transformer wanted to remain a robot and NOT be changed into a car, TOO BAD. 

And fortunately for us, (or maybe UNfortuneately?) we DO have a choice.

We can decide if we will allow God to change us, or if we want to remain as we are.

We may be satisfied to stay the same, never leaving our comfort zones, and live out our lives content to be so.

NOT. ME.

As difficult as it may be some days to be molded and shaped by God, I would rather be growing in my faith, maturing in my walk, and possibly helping others to do the same!  If I stayed where I was a few years ago, I think I would have given up. 

But this is the beauty of what the Lord has in store for us!

He won't leave us where we are.

He has great plans for our lives.

And he doesn't need an instruction manual to figure us out.

Just a little bit of surrender, patience and trust.

What will your finished product be?
When your transformation is complete, who will you be?  What will you have accomplished?

It will not be easy, but I guarantee you, it will be GOOD, and PLEASING, and PERFECT.

One day at a time,

Darcie.

When I grow up...

When I was five, i wanted to be a policeman like my dad. 

When i was eight, i wanted to be a teacher like my mom. 

At 12, a veterinarian.

At 16 a paramedic.

At 17, all I wanted to do was finish high school, do a few years of college, get married and have a family.  Dreams, dreams and more dreams! 
And my family dreams came true!  Exceedingly abundantly more...

And now, I don't know what I want to be, what I want to do, or what God may have in store.

But I know who I am!

I am Mom to four amazing kids who bless me every day.

I am Wife to my wonderful husband of over 10 years.

I am the keeper of my home, teacher of my children, friend to many lovely ladies. 

I am a daughter of the King, a dreamer of dreams.

I dream of music...
I dream of teaching...
I dream of travelling...
I dream of impacting lives for Christ...
I love to dream big.

I would love to know what the future has in store, to be able to dream THAT big.

I would love to know what I will be when i grow up.

But I don't know. 

What i do know, is ...

The One who gives me dreams.
God, who created me with specific purposes in mind, the One who knows my every thought.

I can walk in any direction and He will guide me onto His path. 

He has it all planned out.

And it will be more than I could ever have asked for or imagined!
(Eph. 3:20)

Still walking,
Still dreaming,
Pushing forward,
Pressing in,
No dream is too big!

One day at a time,

Darcie.