I have a thing for mugs\u2014especially handmade ones. It doesn’t matter if they’re a little lopsided or clearly a high school ceramics project. If they hold coffee, survive the microwave, and make it through the dishwasher, they’re perfect to me. But I also love stumbling upon true craftsmanship\u2014the kind that makes you pause and admire the skill behind it.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s exactly what happened when I found\u00a0the<\/em>\u00a0mug at a thrift store. At first glance, it looked like it could have been mass-produced\u2014it was that well made. But when I turned it over, I saw the potter\u2019s signature. A quick search revealed this wasn\u2019t just any mug\u2014it was a $40 piece of art, sitting on the shelf with a 75-cent price tag. Needless to say, it came home with me, and now it holds a special place in my cabinet.<\/p>\n This little treasure hunt got me thinking about how God sees\u00a0us<\/em>. The world often overlooks people, judging by outward appearances or perceived flaws. But God\u2014the Master Potter\u2014knows the true value of what He has made. He doesn\u2019t see us as castoffs or discount-bin finds. He sees the care He put into shaping us, the purpose He designed us for, and the worth we carry as His handcrafted creation.“Yet You, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.”<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Isaiah 64:8 (NIV)<\/strong><\/p>\n Just like that thrift-store mug, we might sometimes feel undervalued, misplaced, or even a little worn. But in God\u2019s hands, we\u2019re never accidents or afterthoughts. We\u2019re intentional, skillfully made, and deeply loved. So, the next time you\u2019re tempted to doubt your worth, remember that the Potter knows exactly what He\u2019s doing. And in His eyes, you\u2019re not just functional. You\u2019re\u00a0priceless<\/em>.<\/p>\n By Ryan Freed<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have a thing for mugs\u2014especially handmade ones. It doesn’t matter if they’re a little lopsided or clearly a high school ceramics project. If they hold coffee, survive the microwave,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":75337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-30 04:28:08","action":"delete","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75336"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}