A couple of years ago I had a good friend go to Africa on a missions trip. Knowing my passion for missions and my desire to go to Africa, I asked her to bring me something back, in which she agreed. Soon after her return from Africa we met up to talk about her amazing journey. She told me about the people, the culture, the food, etc. and at the end of the talk she pulled out a beautiful orange bracelet. ( Orange is one of my favorite colors ) As I reached for the bracelet she told me that there was a story behind the bracelet that she needed to tell me. I figured the story was about how it was made or about the family who made it, but this is how the story went…
" We were at the market shopping around and I remembered that you wanted me to bring you something back, so I began looking around for things that interested you, which of course is jewelry. I came upon these pretty orange bracelets and I knew that they were just your style, so I picked them up to purchase. As I was looking at the bracelets I noticed that one of them had a random blue bead in the middle of all the orange beads, seeing this as a defect, I put the bracelets down and continued to looked. However, as I was walking away I heard the Lord say, " Go back and buy those bracelets." As I reasoned with the Lord that the bracelets were defective, He spoke again saying, "You see the blue bead as out of place, a bead in the wrong spot, but I see that bead as going outside her box into a place that is not her own. Lynnsey is that blue bead. She will be obedient in going to the places that I call her. She will be the blue bead that stands out in the midst of all the orange beads."
Needless to say I was so moved and overjoyed, that was a great revaluation from God and a huge building block in my call to missions. I wore the bracelets everyday for the longest time, until one day a little kid was pulling on the bracelet and it broke 🙁 Sometimes I wish that I still had the bracelets to wear so that on days that I am discouraged I can look down and be reminded of God's plan for my life, however, the story and His plan are always in my heart and I will always remember that I AM that ONE BLUE BEAD.
