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Sunday, July 27

A cool story, courtesy of Jesus.

A few days ago a friend and I were lying on a feild, writing on ourselves with henna. If you've never used henna before, it's this wonderful stuff used in East Indian culture, which stains your skin for a number of days, sort of like a temporary tattoo. You can make just beautiful designs.
I looked through my Bible for a while, and eventually wrote Zephaniah 3:17 across the top of my foot, thinking it was pretty sweet.
Well, tonight at church as our pastor stood there speaking of how we ought to treat our enemies and oppressors, loving and praying for them, instead of wishing the worst. He turned and began to say, "now, this isn't how I usually get my sermon notes, but there is a girl who's been sitting in front of me tonight. She's sitting right over there in the front row taking notes, and not wearing shoes, and she has scripture written on her foot. I thought 'hmm, probably a funky verse' and flipped through my Bible, to read 'The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save...'"
Cool how that tied right in to what I had to say tonight, eh?"

Man, that blows me away. I am blown away by the way God used the specific verse I wrote on my foot, which I thought not much of at the time, to be taught to a congregation. I am blown away that God used me to do that, and that He blesses me so, and shows me that He is alive and active, even in my own spoiled heart.

He makes me giggle with delight. What a little trickster, using everything for His glory. Oh I love Him so.