It was alive first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice. I long to see you so that I can be filled with joy. Make sure you spend time with people who are shining brightly and pointing to the Savior. Sparkle spreads around and sticks to you. Night and day I always remember you in my prayers.” (II Timothy 1:3, NIRV) Kindle a few faith-filled friendships I serve God, knowing that what I have done is right. “I thank God, whom I serve as did our people of long ago. Your prayer closet is a sparkle factory.The more time you spend on your knees in intercession, the more you will help spread the glitter of God’s redemption around your world. 5 Ways to Spread a Little Sparkle in the New Year Light up your prayer life. I started praying for God to teach me how to sparkle - and just a few days later I was reading in II Timothy and the words jumped right off the page and got my toes tingling again. The title instantly made me tingle all over again: Sparking Gems from the Greek, volume 1.ĭon’t tell me God is not real. She promised to send me a picture of the cover.Īnd there in my Facebook inbox the picture of her book landed like a prophetic flash of lightning. Susan, had reached out to me the night before, and she had mentioned a new book she was obsessed with, except she couldn’t remember the title. So, a couple of weeks later, I was hiding under the covers and wasting time scrolling on Facebook when He got my attention once again. He wants to sprinkle His glory all over the place, and for some crazy reason, He likes to partner with scaredy cats like me. I just want to hide under the covers and pretend I don’t have to deal with my mess.īut here is the thing with my God: He is calling. Instead of glittering, you just really wish Jesus would come back and get you out of here. Maybe like me you want to sparkle, but instead you end up stressed out over all the struggles you are facing. There is just something special about sparkles of light- especially in this dark world where brokenness tries to cloud our view of God’s glory every day. I watched all the little glittery pieces float all over atmosphere, and I must confess it made my heart happy. She leaves a little sparkle wherever she goes.Īs a daughter of the King of kings, I am called to reflect His glory everywhere I go.įor the next two weeks, I sat down at my desk every morning and picked up my sparkly sign and shook it. The Amplified translation expands the word sparkle as “lifted high over and shining glitteringly.” Apparently, the original Hebrew word used here implies being conspicuous as a signal, to raised as a beacon and lifted up as a military flag. I took a screen shot of my new favorite verse in Zechariah and googled the definition of “sparkle.” To sparkle means to emit sparks of fire or light to shine or glisten as a brilliant gem (Hello, Holy Spirit!) to be brilliant, lively or vivacious. So, I went straight to Bible Gateway and typed in the word “sparkle.” I discovered an obscure verse in Zechariah where the prophet declares Christ will return for His own - who are sparkling like the gems in His crown. I wanted confirmation I was indeed hearing God speak and not just going crazy - because when God wants me to listen up, He normally will repeat Himself. When I got home, I showed my new sparkly shelf sitter to Bruce, and then I placed it on my desk next to my laptop. sparkle a little Jesus glitter all around the atmosphere. What does God expect you to do after you’ve emerged from the fire?Īpparently, he wants you to. I walked out of the store tingling all over. I carried the cute sign to the register and took out my wallet with a big smile on my face. Or maybe I should say - my word found me. This year, I found my word while I was standing in front of the sparkly silver costume jewelry at one of my favorite stores. Normally I discover my word through much Bible reading and prayer. Little did I know I’d walk out of the store a changed woman.įor the last 8 years, every year God gives me a word or phrase as a theme for my year. I walked into Charming Charlie’s thinking I might buy a couple of Christmas presents for friends and a thing or two for me.
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