My husband is quite the handyman. Give him a problem to solve or something to build, and he'll figure out a way to make it happen. So, when he decided to build his own sound system a few months ago, I wasn't surprised. What did surprise me was how much time and effort went into the planning stages.

For weeks, Jason pored over diagrams, measurements, and parts lists. He watched countless YouTube videos about speaker building and sound quality. When he finally had all his supplies, he commandeered the dining room and a portion of the living room (much to my dismay) and began the painstaking process of putting everything together.

At first, he was thrilled with his accomplishment. The speakers looked professional, and they worked—sort of. But it didn't take long before his excitement waned. The sound wasn't what he'd hoped for, and even the design had some flaws he hadn't anticipated. Rather than trying to patch up the problems, he did what any logical person would do—he took the whole thing apart and started over.

As I watched him dismantle his creation, I couldn't help but think how thankful I am that God doesn't treat us that way. When we mess up or don't turn out exactly as planned, He doesn't tear us apart and start over. Instead, He works with what He has—marred and imperfect clay vessels.

The prophet Jeremiah gives us a beautiful picture of this truth: "And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it" (Jeremiah 18:4). Notice the potter didn't throw away the clay. He simply reshaped it.

That's what God does with us. When we fail or fall short of His expectations, He doesn't discard us. He reshapes us. He molds us. He works with us until we become what He intended all along. Unlike Jason's speakers, we don't need to be completely dismantled and rebuilt. We simply need to yield to the Potter's hands and allow Him to make the necessary adjustments.

I'm happy to report that Jason is nearly finished with the new speakers, and he's much more satisfied with both the sound and appearance this time around. (And I'm thrilled to get my dining room and living room back!) But I'm even more grateful for the reminder that God's not finished with me yet. He's still molding, shaping, and working—and He won't give up until His masterpiece is complete.

As Paul assured the Philippians, "Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:6). Now that's music to my ears!