I am sure many of you have cracked open a Chinese fortune cookie , pulled out that little slip of paper inside, and did one of a few things. You either throw it out right away and just eat the cookie, you read it and laugh, you read it and scratch your head in confusion, or you read it and say "hmm, well isn't that interesting."
Last night, we ordered Chinese and I did just that. I read the little slip of paper (and then I normally just throw it out not paying any mind to it, because I do not base my life on Chinese fortunes on little pieces of paper tucked inside a cookie ) however, I read it and paused last night. I paused and thought "Hmm..now that is interesting." Here is what it said :
"Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid"
Ok, now some of you may wonder why in the world I would even care about what that says. Here is why it stood out...
Lately, I have been asking God to give me His boldness and courage when sharing the gospel of Jesus with others. Or even just courage to pray with someone when they are sharing a tough time in life with me. I am horribly shy when it comes to this. I am happy to serve others, to do kind things for people and volunteer...but when it comes to talking about spiritual things with non believers, most of the time I clam up and talk about something else. I know this is important to God. He is patiently waiting to return because he does not want even ONE of his children to perish/to be lost. He is waiting because He wants more people to hear about Him , about Jesus, and to be saved so they can know God and enjoy eternity in heaven. And many times, He wants to use Christians to reach these children he loves so much. I have been asking God lately, to use me for His purpose. I really want to be open to whatever He would ask me to do. But I have no trust in myself!! I am horrible when it comes to speaking about these things. It's easy for me to write and type about what is in my heart about God but again I am shy when it comes to talking face to face about it.
Anyway, so you can now see how this tiny little paper with these 10 black words on it made me stop and think for a bit. And, spoke enough to me that I decided to blog about it! I really do think that God can speak to us through any means He chooses! There is nothing that can stop God from getting a message to us that we need to hear. Some could say this was just a coincidence but I do not think so. I have been praying for this very thing and I think about it often. To read this last night , felt like God was talking to me directly. Telling me, to step out boldly in faith , to trust Him and do what I sense He is asking me to do, and He will send me help! The "unseen forces will come to your aid " part, that is Holy Spirit, Christ himself, whatever God chooses to send me to help me. This is huge and has been just what I need to hear.
Does God still speak to his children today? YES! He does...He speaks loud and clear in many many ways. Through other people, through movies, through books, through The Bible, through blogs, through text messages, through songs, through Pastors, through Moms & Dads, through spouses, even through Children (and most often for me, my children). And now, I will add to that list, through Chinese Fortune Cookies!!
Thank you , Jesus, for using things we have created to talk to us. To get your message across that we need to hear! Thank you!!
Look for God's messages to you in all things around you...you will know when He is speaking to you..just like I did last night. I am going to keep this little white paper and put it some place where I can look at it often and be reminded that 1) God speaks to me and 2) I need to step out boldly in faith and trust that He will send help when I do.
With God's Everlasting Love,
~M~
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