Relational Trash

i can relate to trash. i was asked how.. it's quite simple...

trash is not created. trash happens. no one wakes up one morning and says "i'm going to make something that people will just throw away.." in its created form, the thing we call trash has value and worth. empty paint cans could be considered trash. but were they created to be empty? no. they were created to hold paint.. to keep it protected until the time of use. it is after being used that the trash happens. trash is the left over product.. the result of being used.

when i was created.. God had a purpose for me.. God created me.. as well as everyone else.. with a purpose in mind.. to serve Him.. to do His will.. to carry His Holy Spirit.. however.. having been used and abused by sin and sinful lifestyle.. i became empty.. no longer holding that Holy Spirit.. left over trash..
God did not create me to be empty.. but filled... and blessed so that i could be a blessing..

for the paint cans.. their original use may have been spent.. but paint is still created.. paint is still poured.. and even if the purpose of carrying paint is no longer.. there are still other uses for a paint can...

one man's trash.. is another man's treasure. and what if that Man is the Son of God...

even in my empty state.. Christ sees me.. and sees what i CAN be.. and He loves me.. and He pours out Himself into me... so that i can go from trash to treasure..