Ever feel irritated?

Have you ever felt irritated? Of course you have!! We all have!! Sometimes we feel more irritated than other times, but almost daily, something or someone irritates us. So, why do we have all these irritations?

As I was thinking about this the other day, I was reminded of how a pearl is made. Have you ever wondered how such a plain looking oyster could make sure a Beautiful pearl?!!?!?

The birth of a pearl is truly a miraculous event. Unlike gemstones or precious metals that must be mined from the earth, pearls are grown by live oysters far below the surface of the sea. Gemstones must be cut and polished to bring out their beauty. But pearls need no such treatment to reveal their loveliness. They are born from oysters complete -->irritant, parasite or piece of shell that accidentally lodges itself in an oyster's soft inner body where it cannot be expelled. To ease this irritant, the oyster begins to secrete a smooth, hard crystalline substance around the irritant in order to protect itself. This substance is called "nacre." As long as the irritant remains within its body, the oyster will continue to secrete nacre around it, layer upon layer. Over time, the irritant will be completely encased by the silky crystalline coatings. And the result, ultimately, is the lovely and lustrous gem called a pearl.

How something so wondrous emerges from an oyster's way of protecting itself is one of nature's loveliest surprises. For the nacre is not just a soothing substance. It is composed of microscopic crystals of calcium carbonate, aligned perfectly with one another, so that light passing along the axis of one crystal is reflected and refracted by another to produce a rainbow of light and color.

Wow, isn't that Amazing!?!?! Did you ever know that a beautiful Pearl was created by irritations?

So, why am I blogging about this? Because as I thought of the creation of the pearl, I realized how God wants to create a pearl in us! I believe he is more concerned with our Character building than our daily routine. So, although, very irritating.....our trials and tribulations, family quarrels, etc. can either bring out our pearls or just bog us down and make us angry, upset and frustrated. When all the while, those irritants are meant for our good!! Without the irritants, the pearl would cease to exist.

As I thought about this the other day, even told my mom how I put the process of the pearl in comparison to our daily lives, I told her, "I think I will post a blog about it, maybe it will help others to realize God uses these irritants to build our Character."

Then that night, my dad, whom lives in Arkansas posted this:

Sometimes there seems to be Dark, Black, Bleakness in our lives that we might not understand . . . likely more than not it's just there to build character and strength in us by our Creator! Like the jeweler that uses the Black Velvet behind the Diamond, to make the Diamond Shine! I don't know whom i'm talking to . . . but You do!

So, Shine Diamond Shine!!! Bring Glory to the Lord, and let HIM JOY in YOU as his Finest Creation!!

After reading that, I thought, "Wow! Thanks for confirming the message God!" A lot of times, he uses others to bring confirmation to us and that night it was my dad. Although, my dad used the comparison of a Diamond, it is the same message of Character building! So, let your irritates become a pearl!! Let your light shine before all men and bring Glory to God!! I agree with my dad, "YOU are God's Finest Creation!!"

“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. ¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
~Matthew 5:14-16

Bless you ALL that read this blog!! Jesus loves you SO much!!

~Suzy