It's Saturday evening, and I am just home from church. I asked the Lord to lead me to His choice to receive my bracelet, since my desire to give it away at church last Saturday hadn't worked out. When a young woman sat next to me, I felt she might be the one, and as the service progressed, I became more sure. She had beautiful eyes, but she had the look of someone who was in shock, and I kept having the impression that she had trust issues. At the end of the service (I had already taken the bracelet off) I asked if I could talk with her for a moment, and told her I felt that the Lord wanted me to give her the bracelet, and asked if she would accept it. When she said she would, I put it on her wrist and told her that I believed that the line of small hearts would remind her of God's love for her, and bring her the love of people who cared about her. We hugged and when I asked her name she told me, and I realized that she was French speaking from her accent. I felt such a sadness in her, and it was that sadness that gave me the courage to approach her, but I'm glad I did. I am trying to learn to be more obedient to the still small voice of the Lord when I feel prompted to take action. So many times in the past I've not had the courage to follow through, but that is changing. I am realizing that my goal is for giving to just flow from the situation, without it being a big deal. I think that is why I am struggling with expressing my thoughts and feelings about it in a blog. For me, that makes it a bigger deal than I feel comfortable with. Yet on the other hand I do realize the value in sharing with caring people of like mind. It is clear I need to change my perspective so as not to limit my growth. Let me make it clear: I don't have an issue with other people sharing, in fact their doing so is helping me realize that I need to let go of the self-consciousness I feel about discussing this issue publicly. Blessings to all.
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