The Potter and his clay

I was reading Jeremiah 18 and the analogy of the potter struck me more than usual. God is our potter and we are his clay; He spins us to shape and reshape us to make us a useful container according to His image, His purpose and His glory. "And when the vessel that he made of clay marred in the hand of the potter, so He made it again into another vessel", God is patiently fashioning us according to His desires (just like he was with Peter or Paul). Yet, we are ungrateful for the way He is shaping us or the path He is choosing for us; we become callous and resistant. God never gives us a life without difficulties, but He wants us to learn how to trust that we are in good hands and He does only what is good for us! I'm learning to be a clay that cherishes and welcomes the Potter's hands! Interesting note is that the verses never mentions furnace, because we will never be 'finished' until we're with Him. So, I was praying in which areas of my life I need God to rework on and amongst the things that popped up was to dwell in Christ more and another thing was the fruit of the spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness and self-control. I'm so short on everyone of them, but I want those traits to be ever more present in my life for Christ!