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Imperfect Sketches

By Janice Curry, married to our very own Puro 956 Chili Dogs, whose Fantasy Football team is on the bottom end of projections to win. Thank goodness Janice has talent. (j/k:wink-wink!) Below is a devotional from her with a treat at the end. Enjoy!

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.  Romans 8:29

My husband is interested in everything. He is constantly picking new topics to learn about and new hobbies to try. I'm so impressed by him! One of his latest hobbies he stumbled on by accident.  Doodling one day he discovered he could draw! His process is very interesting. He begins with a rough, imperfect sketch. He will look at the object he wants to draw and make comparisons then erases imperfections, lines or shadings that don't match the original. He'll add a line here, shade an area there or delete a section all together until the drawing looks just like the original.

Do you see God doing this with your 'picture'? Add a little patience here, smooth out some roughness there and erase all forms of ungodliness all together? I feel it daily. Subtly nudging me to change my character to make me more like what His picture of me should look like. In the end, looking at the sketch I don't want to look like myself. I pray that the final, finished project shows my image completely gone and the image of Jesus Christ in its place.  

Holy Father, conform me to the image of Christ so that the only thing others see in me, is Him. Amen!

Below is a sketch done by Brandon Santiago. He is a Junior at Weslaco High School, a talented band member and & member of the FBC Praise Team and Youth Group.