She ran up, glibly, leaning backwards over the line of burgundy chairs before me.
"Here ya go," my little sister in Christ said. "This pebble is for you; it's smooth because we learned that God often makes us go through tough places in order to become smooth." She handed me a small, penny-sized charcoal colored pebble. It was smooth. She smiled as I gave my thanks.
How could she have known such a small, worthless stone could mean so much to me? And that was weeks ago. How did she know that I would have needed the encouragement that little pebble gave me today? She didn't; but God knew.
I thank God for using the storms in life for His glorious and good purposes. I thank Him for molding, shaping, and sometimes opening the flood gates upon me so that I can be conformed closer and closer into His image.
I thank Him for small, smooth, charcoal colored pebbles.
That is special, Frannie. So many times, I come across a special momento to remind me of a friend or God's love, and many times, they are intertwined.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Adams, I always love your sweet comments. It is special when we run across things like that.
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