At the beginning of my race, a few others and myself were given the idea to pick something, anything that God would give you a confirmation through. For example a past racer picked a King of Hearts playing card because that had to do with her testimony and throughout her race she would find them in the most random places.
I wanted to do this, I’m a big confirmations gal, and loved the idea. So for me I picked a yellow flower. Because yellow is my favorite color and I believe It is Gods too, yellow is the most luminous of all the colors of the spectrum. It’s the color that captures our attention more than any other color. In the natural world, yellow is the color of sunflowers and daffodils, egg yolks and lemons, canaries and bees. In our contemporary human-made world, yellow is the color of Sponge Bob, the Tour de France winner’s jersey, happy faces, post its, and signs that alert us to danger or caution. It’s the color of happiness, and optimism, of enlightenment and creativity, sunshine and spring. Yellow in the bible symbolizes faith and Glory of God, anointing, and Joy. He is the LIGHT of the world.. Yellow is a warm color and to me when I see the sunrise or sunset, or beautiful yellow flowers I feel warm, I feel like God is wrapping His arms around me and I can feel the warmth of His love through this color. This is why I picked a yellow flower.
This past weekend my team and I hiked up 1000 steps to this mountain where wild monkeys ran around everywhere, and at the top is a temple with monks surrounding, where Buddha is worshipped, offering are taken, and incense is burned. Every time I’m around one of these temples I feel the evil presence, an immediate feeling of heaviness.
Honestly, I wasn’t feeling the best this day, The walk up was tiring, the monkeys are scary, they steal your coconuts and mangos, they crowd around you and growl at you. The temples drain me. Though, The view of the mountain was breath taking, and the monks were super kind. I just needed a small reminder, a little bit of strength from my father. That He loved me, He was here for me, I needed a small confirmation. That in the midst of where Buddha is worship He is above it. I began to pray that God would give me a small confirmation a yellow flower or something. This was my first time doing this and I didn’t know what the outcome would be… but I trusted.
Soon after I found a yellow leaf lying near the temple. I kept it and thought that was my confirmation. I was thankful but just didn’t feel fully confirmed. When we were done we hiked back down the stairs and about half way I looked down at my feet, and there were hundreds of tiny yellow flowers all over the stairs. I was so confirmed and just laughed and began to thank my sweet Jesus. I asked, and He gave me an abundance of confirmations. It’s crazy.
He gives me immeasurably more than what I ask for, He is always with me, He’s always with you too. He loves you, He cares for you, He desires your attention just as we desire His confirmations.
A letter from God.
My child. I know many days you feel like a weary warrior, too tired to fight. I see you when you have exhausted your faith and lost your passion for my people. I see you when you are weak and need a little bit of light. Today I want to paint an eternal picture for my beloved warrior. Every act of kindness you share will water someone’s thirsty soul. Every time you pray for someone, you are bringing them before My throne of grace. You are more than a light in the darkness. Your faith will continue to be a raging fire that will burn in the hearts of many generations who follow your works on Earth. Continue being a fearless sunflower.
Thankful for the small confirmations. That remind me He’s with me every step of this exciting journey.
