We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine.
- Dwight L. Moody
The meaning of obvious is easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent.
The word obvious can be found in twenty-one places in the Bible.
As I look back on my journey I found so many wonderful signs from God. Some were so obvious even a blind man could see them!!!! If this is true why did it take an encounter with the Holy Spirit to see them!!! Are we so busy that we miss the obvious signs, messages, and wonders of God??
I must admit, I too am guilty!!! Until my encounter, I skipped through life missing all the important clues... I ask myself why? Why didn't anyone tell me of His undying love and affection? Why did I not know that you had a "personal relationship" with God? Was it so personal you could not share Him?? Why didn't anyone share their personal story? Perhaps they did and I missed all the clues... It was my fault I was not listening with my soulful ears. I was blinded by our world!!! I was spiritually clueless?? I was not ready to open my heart to His spiritual presences? I was too busy...
When we finally start to see Him do we become closet lovers of Christ?? Do we stay there afraid of what others may think?? Will we be labeled as strange, perhaps a little eccentric, or even crazy...
Can people who do not understand our walk ever know that sharing God and His love is the greatest gift we can ever feel and share? I think I would be safe in saying many shun believers for lack of knowledge? Or walk away from a soul on fire for Christ... Because of fearing the unknown!!
The best example I have heard, I heard from my mother. If I teach you about childbirth from a textbook and I tell you of my experience you would have a clinical understanding of the process. But until you feel that tiny life growing inside you. Until you feel the pain associated with the miracle of birth. Until you lay your eyes on this miracle's tiny face... You will not fully understand.
When we have been touched by God’s love it should be obvious...
It's not a label we wear on our clothes. It's not the act of carrying a Bible to church on Sunday mornings. It's not a bumper sticker on our car!!
It should be obvious that He has written His name across our hearts. Because His love is so sweet it is beyond our world and it's so difficult to contain. It should show on our faces... It is heard in the loving words spoken from our lips ...it should show in our kindness and compassionate actions...
It should be so obvious that you have been set apart. Chosen... Chosen to carry His name boldly!! Carry Him with pride!!! Valor!!! And Honor!!! Shout it from the mountain tops... For the world to witness.
In our quest to seek approval from others do we miss God’s clues?? Do we hide our love?
I believe when we come in contact with other souls they should walkway knowing without a doubt that we have been kissed by God...
Be Bold. Be loved. Be obvious... Do not be a closet lover of Christ!!! Let Him set you Free!!!
To go boldly where others before you have traveled...
It's Him. He is the one who frees our souls!! ❤❤❤ and opens our fearful hearts!! And yes gives us the words and boldness to share His love.
“Lord God, unlock my heart, unlock my lips, and I will overcome with my joyous praise! The fountain of your pleasure is found in the sacrifice of my shattered heart before you.... Psalms 51:15, 17 TPT
Everyone who heard about it kept thinking about what had happened and asked, "What will this child become?" because it was obvious that the hand of the Lord was with him. Like 1:66
You show that you are a letter from Christ, delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
2 Corinthians 3:3
Look at what is obvious. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself of this: Just as he belongs to Christ, so do we. 2 Corinthians 10:7
Photography & Written by Lori Garner
Bible collaboration - Joann Turnbull
Be A Light (Lyric Video)
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