Gem for God

             The title might be strange and make you think that this is a boring entry but I'm going to try to make it interesting and deep learning one. I came up with wanting to write an entry about rocks because rocks are God's creation and I am also going to write about a memory that I had. I know the memory might not be big right now but one day it will be. I got the idea for an entry while I was looking and rocks and gems at a rock show in Springfield one weekend. It was just my parents and me, which was special in itself. My dad has a thing for rocks or at least he did in college. He wanted to be a person who studied rocks at first but then changed his career later on.
              Now to be honest, I don't know how many of the rocks at the show were truly found by the people selling them because some people did tell us that they brought some rocks from museums and then resold them at shows like the ones I was at. I couldn't help but thinking about these rocks and how they really were before and after. I couldn't help think either how much work it must take to make a gem out of the rocks. I thought I would like to do it but yet I don't want to do all the work that it would take to turn then into gems. It would be rewarding and all but yet all that climbing and digging would get to me really fast.
               As I was looking at all the different rocks and gems, I couldn't help but keep thinking how amazing God's Creation really is. I mean you take a rock that looks like nothing and then tumble it in a big metal thing and out it comes shining and almost looking brand new. Every rock is a surprise and unique in its own way so you would never know how it will turn out. Sometimes the prettiest gem is the most ugly looking rock or hard to find rock. The show really opened up my eyes to what God can do and what He does in a way. As Christians, we keep saying look at how many different flowers and birds and bugs God can make and care about but yet it is the same with rocks. Yet we never think that way.
               There are thousands of colors and shapes of rocks out there in the world. It just goes to show that Creation was not just made but designed by God and that He is in control of it too. You might think I am crazy for this next part but it is true and a lot of people compare the human race with lots of things but never with rocks. We are just like rocks. We are all unique in our own way. Some are sharp. Some are sparkly. Some are dull. Some are smooth. Just like putting the rocks in the tumbler, God works on us the same way. He is pulling and tumbling those bad spots and things out of us to make us unique. He does that, also, to make us shine for Him. I know it is a funny way to look at it but it is true and that is what I was thinking during the show.
              We are each a rock that is being turned into a gem by God. We could think of it has a diamond, moonstone, garnet, rose quartz, turquoise, amethyst, and so on. They all have different shininess to them at different times. Sometimes you even hear how the rives and other bodies of water shape them too because they have been tossed around by the waves and the currents. Yet some gems you can see the beauty of them until they are under a light or wet with water. They each of their own way of showing their beauty to others. Just like people have their own talents and looks to by used by God. It was also hard to chose which ones I wanted to buy for myself and/or a friend. There were just too many that I couldn't pick one so I picked a bag full of different rocks. It was grab bag though so I didn't know what kind of rocks were in there.
             That is like picking friends at times. You don't know what they are like until they really open up to you. Yet they might not be what you thought they were or hope that they were, they were still beautiful in their own way. Like in my bag, I was hoping to get more of gem like rocks but I got more of the natural colored looking rocks that were just shiny but not see through. When I say natural I mean more of the red, brown, black type rocks just looked like they have been polished. They were still pretty, though, just not what I thought they would be. I think I could make at least 3 rock necklaces out of that rock bag. They were that pretty and unique.

All this to say that: "Don't judge a rock or person by what is on the outside because you never know what is on the inside and how hard it was for them to get where they are today."