Glimmers

I have been praying for my daughter to find some nice friends. She has struggled lately because she is at the age where friends sometimes fall away because kids her age are going through so many changes. I could see that she was yearning for some companionship with people her own age but wasn't really connecting with anyone. She told me she needed some friends and so I began to pray about this for her. Very shortly thereafter she was invited to a 2 cook-outs and 2 slumber parties. She was thrilled! I was so pleased and immediately recognized it as God's blessing because before this she was so lonely and now she's tired from having so much fun.

I was sitting and talking with Paulette in her kitchen and a hummingbird came up to the window and we watched it and talked about it and it was so special to me to see this adorable little bird so close up. Later that very same evening I was visiting with My Mom at her house and I picked up one of those books of Christian writings called Alive and when I opened the first page I saw a beautiful painting of a hummingbird and it reminded me of earlier in the day and it made me feel that I was where I was supposed to be.

This Morning on the way to work I asked God if He would give me a sign so I would know that I wasn't alone. I don't often do this but I had a empty feeling in my chest and was looking for assurance. I immediately felt silly for asking because God has been so faithful to Me always. Three seconds later the sunshine poured into my car, as the Sun came out from behind a cloud and I thought, Oh, that's nice, and at the exact same moment I drove over a white cross that someone had pained in the middle of the road. Now, if one or the other had happened I may not have noticed it so much but I asked God to give me something to go on and I saw a white cross and was showered with warm light immediately after my plea. I had to admit that was pretty poetic and I did feel better.

Just as I was beginning to write this post a young woman walked up to my desk. I have worked with her for 18 months. We have never spoken of faith before together. She had no idea what I was writing about or what I was doing at all for that matter. She began talking to me about how she was raised without any religious foundation and wondering what she will do when she has kids. We spoke for 30 minutes about how God only wants what is good for us and how it's important to educate your Children on these matters and how you shouldn't let Mans rules stand between you and God. It was a really great conversation and it definitely made me feel like My glimmer posts maybe are of value. Because the minute I started writing one I had the opportunity to tell someone why I am a Christian and I think I did an okay job. God was with Me. I have always wondered when he would think I was ready to speak to someone who was searching about My Faith in him. Maybe I needed to go out on a little limb, like writing about these things to all of you. I do feel very vulnerable telling you these things. But as long as God keeps whispering in my ear like this I feel like I want to share it with all of you.