When an artist starts to create a
sculpture, he has to keep chipping away. He doesn't hit the chisel with a
hammer once, and suddenly all the excess stone falls away revealing a beautiful
masterpiece. He keeps hitting it and hitting it, chipping away at the stone.
And that's true of life, too. Nothing
really worthwhile ever comes easy in life. You keep hitting it and going after
it, and little-by-little your life becomes a masterpiece of God's grace.
-- Rick Warren in “The Purpose Driven Connection Daily
Devotional”
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