Be A Light Unto The World

Somewhere in the middle of a very casual conversation the other
night a young adult began to pour their heart out to me about
their childhood. You see, she was raised in "the system". I
have to tell you that the story of her life just broke my heart
into pieces. Anyone who really knows me, knows that I have an
absolute weakness when it comes to children. If I could, I would
gather all the hurting, broken kids that I come into contact with
and just bring them home with me.

This conversation was so difficult. I was mad and screaming
on the inside at her circumstances, but I knew that it was
very important that I just quietly listen without reacting.
I just wanted to weep at how she talked so matter of factly
about the abuse that she endured on a regular basis.
As I sat there, The Holy Spirit spoke to me saying, "Just
love her, she will be mine, just love her".

The Lord instructed me to get this person a Bible. I prayed
over this Bible with another prayer warrior before giving it to
her. God heard our prayers. The first time she opened this
Bible to read it, the Lord took her to a verse that He chose
just for her. She found healing and comfort in that verse
and turned her life over to God!

What an awesome God we have. What an awesome
responsibility he has given each of us to shine His light
to the world. We are called to Love others as He has loved
us.
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sidenote:

The alarm rang at 6:30 am. I threw back the covers and got
up for work as usual. I made my side of the bed. I went out
to the kitchen, turned on the coffee pot, checked on the
kiddo sleeping and then went back to my room to get
ready. I went into the bathroom, washed my face, brushed
my teeth and got dressed. I walked back to my side of the
bed to get my purse off the floor and noticed 2 shining coins
sitting there where I had recently been sleeping. I thought,
"WHAT IN THE WORLD?" How did they get there?
There is no way that I could have slept with them there
without them falling. It is even less likely that I could have
made the bed with out noticing them or disrupting
them, yet there they sat side by side. I woke John up to
see if he had put them there. He didnt. He thought I
was crazy.

I wonder if God was trying to get my attention, maybe He
wanted me to blog today. Maybe someone else will be
blessed by something He would have me write. Maybe
I AM crazy, but I decided to share this story anyway.