no.177 131024 Thank you for letting me find my necklace

My long lost necklace has been found.

I finally found it!

I've been searching for my necklace that I lost a couple of weeks ago. I only began looking for it this week and it's been driving me insane. I looked everywhere in my room - opened every possible drawer, and checked under my bed and my nightstand with a flash light. Yet, I wasn't able to find it. It was stressing me out and my mom kept telling me that it will come out one day when I stop searching for it. I wanted to forget about it but I just couldn't let go of it. The necklace was constantly on my mind. I couldn't give up until I find it.

 

I tried to think of the last time I saw my necklace. I thought I had left it by the nightstand but for some reason, it wasn't there. Then, I remembered taking off my jewelry before playing basketball a couple of Sundays ago. I started checking my purses, and there it was! Along with a pair of earrings, I finally found my necklace! I was so relieved! On top of finding my necklace, I also found my earrings that I have completely forgotten about haha! Anyways, it made me think of something. It reminded me of the parable of the prodigal son in the Bible. Yes, this isn't the only parable about being lost and being found, but this is the ultimate story in the Bible. I wondered about how God feels when a person finally returns to God, after living a long lost life in this world. What I lost and found was only a necklace. If I ended up not finding it, I'll probably be sad for a while but soon I will get over it because, after all, it's only a necklace, right? How much more would God be happy when one returns to His arms?

 

When I was volunteering today, I got a chance to share my faith with a co-volunteer. I was thankful that she was open to listen to me and to hear about my personal experience with God. The time was really short because I only got to talk to her in between the shifts. I'm really surprised that we had this chat today, because I did not see this coming. I'm not sure if I did a good job sharing my testimony, but I know that our conversation was planned by God. I'm just thankful for her open heart and the willingness to know more about my faith and Christianity. I'm really happy about what happened today! Please pray with me this week for this co-volunteer of mine that God will keep giving her the heart to seek Him.