Let’s be clear. I am so NOT about spooky. Never have been. I’ve never understood why anyone would CHOOSE to be scared, real life is scary enough.
BUT, I love fall! Love everything about it. Carving pumpkins ranks up there as favorite fall things to do! Years ago a friend gave me this little “devotional” to use when you are carving a pumpkin. I’ve modified it over the years and it reminds me every year that we’re all just “pumpkins” waiting to be carved by God..Now that’s cool!
How ’bout we carve a pumpkin, God’s way?
HOW GOD CARVES A PUMPKIN, or how God carves us…
Create a pumpkin. Make it big, little, short, tall fat or skinny. No matter which, it will be a WONDERFUL pumpkin.
“Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being? Isaiah 66:2
Harvest the pumpkin when it’s fully ready.
“Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
Hold the pumpkin gently as you cleanse the dirt outside, washing all the dirt away.
“Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sin. Acts 22:16
Make an opening at the top, Search into the dark cavity for anything that needs to be removed.
“I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind to reward according to conduct and deeds. Jeremiah 17:10
Remove all the stringy pulp and slime, and clean out the entire cavity.
“Create in me a pure heart, O God.” Psalm 51:10
Give that pumpkin a big set of eyes so that he may see all the good around him.
“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.” Luke 10:23
Carve a nice nose so that he can take in the wonderful scents of the world.
“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart.” Proverbs 27:9
Carve a great big SMILE so that he can bring JOY to anyone who sees him.
“A cheerful look brings joy to the heart of others.” Proverbs 15:30
Make the pumpkin glow all over with a little white light inside.
“God said, “let light shine out of the darkness,” and made His light shine in our hearts.
2Corinthians 4:6
Rejoice in the “NEW” pumpkin that has been created and given new life.
“Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, “Rejoice with me, I have found my lost sheep.” Luke 15:6
Place the pumpkin in the perfect spot so that the light will guide others.
“Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise the Father in Heaven.” Matthew 5:16
We’re really ALL just pumpkins waitin’ to be carved…
What a great way to incorporate our Christian Faith into this holiday! Love it!
Hope you have a blessed day!
Carrie aka MdmDragonfly
Seen this before, and absolutely, positively LLOOVVEE it!! Thanks Lori!
Oh, Lori, This is great! I really appreciate your sharing it with me on Wednesday!
I have to tell on myself to give you a chuckle. I have had three days of non-stop running, trials, tribulations, and out and out MIRACLES. Turns out two of the big trials led to a major protection for me since it led to my taking my car in for routine maintenance where they discovered a major problem with it that could have led to a nasty accident! God is SO good and protected me and all my sweet grandkids and senior mom! BUT it’s kept me so busy I just this moment opened my computer to work on tomorrow’s post and realized I had scheduled yesterday’s post too early and hadn’t yet put in the link to your pumpkin carving article! YIKES! All a.m. it just said, go to Lori at ???
So if anyone noticed it and then came here, now you know THE REST OF THE STORY 
AND now it says what it should say, which is to check out this fun post – perfect for Fall and perfect for Christian Halloween Holiday fun and pumpkin decorations and activities for grandparents and their grandchildren! Thank you again!
Lori, I love this. Thank you. My birthday falls on Halloween – or rather Halloween falls on my birthday…it’s a really special day to our family. I love reading this!
Hugs from Canada,
Laurel
[...] activities for grandparents and their grandchildren, Lori at All You Have to Give is posting about How to Carve a Pumpkin God's Way for her girls Bible study. It's another of those fun and easy crafts for kids and seniors [...]
I wish I had seen this before Halloween – This is so perfect. I will definitely come back to it pre-Halloween 2011.
We talked about how God makes us a new creation as we carved our pumpkin too.