this little light of mine

Do you know that children's song - This Little Light Of Mine?

This Little Light Of Mine

Well, like that song I've been asking God to let His light shine through me.

I've been asking Him what my purpose can be, other than being a witness for Him, and I've been wondering if I am being anything other than an extreme failure (although I didn't pray that last part out loud.)

Today, at Bible study, a friend mention that she had been reading my blog, and that it moves her, and that she could see His light in me.

I was floored, and I was struck mute, and I was grateful, and I was H A P P Y because my prayers had been answered and God was letting me know clearly, directly and quickly that He does know me and He is listening. He was answering me through my friend. He is using us both!!!!!!! To think that He listens to someone like me and answers someone like me so clearly.

After class, via instant message after we were both back at work, I thanked Charlotte and told her about the answered prayer. She said she felt she had to say it when she said it. The Holy Spirit moved her to say it and she just had to. I still get chills when I remember.

I love God!

I don't understand how anyone can not see Him. He is everywhere. God is real. God is wondrous. There just aren't words - at least not in my vocabulary.

Tonight Richard and I were driving back from supper and he started asking me questions about God and towards the end of our drive he asked why people read the Bible. He said he has known people who, during breaks would read the Bible, and that they always had their nose stuck in the Bible. He said there is more to read than just the Bible!

I told him that the reason I read the Bible is that I am continually finding new things and if you think about it God breathed each and every single word that is in the Bible. He tells us so. God created this universe and everything in it. He knows how it began, and He knows how it will end, so I know that He knows what to put in a Bible that will help us each and every day, all of us, throughout all of our human history.

Plus, I love God. I am His child. I want to know all I can about Him. I imagine that is how those people feel as well.

It was nice talking with Richard. I think he was genuinely questioning this time.