Sometimes we overlook things of value.
We may hold the roughest of diamonds in our hands and, not seeing its worth, toss it to the ground like pebble.
Diamonds in the rough come in all forms. They can be:
- a person we meet who causes us grief or who we don’t understand or particularly like.
- an experience that we’re forced to endure that exhausts us or frustrates us or disappoints us.
- the consequences of our actions that cause us to end up somewhere we never thought we’d be or demand something of us that we don’t think we can do.
- the remnants of a dream that once seemed so large and beautiful and and now we wonder why … why we ever dared to dream such an impossible dream.
But all of these “rough diamonds”? They have value … if we don’t overlook them. If we stop long enough to realize that diamonds don’t start out cut and polished and placed in a setting — a ring or a necklace or a tiara or a bracelet — that allows it to be admired. Every diamond starts out rough. And very few diamonds are perfect. They’re no longer rough — but just about all of them have flaws.
And they are still beautiful, despite being imperfect.
In Your Words: When have you recognized the value of a diamond in the rough?
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Yeah. Pancreatic cancer, and non-H lymphoma.
They saved my soul from greed and perdition. Wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
The odds are only about 100 to 1 now.
Faced worse. Good to go.
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Andrew: Cancer of any form is the roughest diamond … and yet, I know you and I know you’ve mined this experience for, well, I was going to say gold, but I’ll say diamonds. And you’ve shared the wealth with others, too.
Beth, it’s only wealth if it’s shared.
The truth of this post is encouraging, motivational and powerful. Life experiences can be dark and sharp. However, giving over these shapeless times to the Lord, He will chisel shining facets out of the black experiences that causes great worth to be seen and cherished for the unexpected value in a rough pebble.
This post is a valuable treasure.
Write on!
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Hi, Carolyn: I’m glad you were encouraged by today’s post. I admit I was giving myself a little pep talk, too. 😉 And yes, God uses everything in our lives for good.
With circumstances rough in many arenas lately, including having put my back out last week, I’m mining for diamonds in the spaces between my ears and behind my rib cage. Choosing to respond in beneficial ways, mind and emotions, will be my diamonds this week.
Bernadette, I pray that Jehovah Rapha brings quick and permanent healing to your back. Been there, and I know how much it can hurt.
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Bernadette: You are in my prayers, my friend. Praying for rest and healing.
Diamonds have a hardness of 10 on the 1-10 gem scale. They are the only wonderful crystalline/mineral that can carve/write on all others but are so hard they can only be inscribed on themselves by another diamond. This speaks to human relationships, too. Diamonds are one of the 12 fascinating/significanty stones on the High Priest’s breasplate.
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Thank you for sharing these fascinating facts about diamonds, Dee. And yes, people influence one another as nothing else can.
Thank you, both, for your kind words and prayers. I am still proceeding with caution, but very much improved. Was able to sit at the keyboard and lead worship this morning, praising my good, good Father.
Don’t usually navigate the blog on my phone, so I put my reply in the wrong place. Thank you, Andrew and Beth. 🙂