"Miss Yolanda, did you know that I have a frog and a fish at home? And we are gonna get a bigger aquarium?" I replied, "No Sweetie, I didn't. What kind of a fish do you have?" My sweet little girlfriend said, "It is a golden fish, and its name is Silver." "Sweetie, who named your goldfish, Silver?" "I DID!" she answered with a huge grin across her face.
Yep, that was the conversation that I had today with one of my little girlfriends at church that I love so much. This evening, God brought that back to my mind and I heard Him in my spirit say, "That is how I am. What the world sees and what I call you are two different things. The world wants to throw those I love away, but I see your heart and I see GOOD."
I love the purity of little ones and I love that MY GOD is PURE and He is GOOD!
Father, Thank You for beautiful reminders of You through the little children. Thank You that You see good and You see so much that the world never even catches a glimpse of as they are looking at the outside but You...You are all about the inside. I want to be like You Lord. I do. Amen.
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18 comments:
Aww, precious message dear sister.
Love and hugs to you this Thanksgiving.
What a cute post. I love to talk to the little ones at church.
Have a blessed week!
Janet
I think God so delights to use HIs smallest creations to cause those of us who are adults to pause and think. What a precious story!!
Leah
Oh Yolanda! I love what God showed you in the words of this sweet child.
I was feeling kind of down on myself this morning and this is the reminder I needed.
Love You my Friend!
Yolanda,
I love this so much! Especially the statement that you made about what God must say about His children: "What the world sees and what I call you are two different things."
I really needed this reminder today!
Marilyn
Stunning, the distance between what we see and what God sees! His vision is so much better; praying we all take a close look in his Word this week to receive our "labeling" from him and not the world.
Happy Thanksgiving, friend.
peace~elaine
What a beautiful message Yolanda.
Thanks for sharing it.
Blessed holiday to you and yours.
Vickie
i've been having a little bit of this kind of sweetness lately too. amazing how it heals the heart to be with children this way. you are doing a good thing by being a friend to this little one, Yo!
A goldfish named SILVER.
WONDERFUL MESSAGE YOLANDA!!
Everytime I hear of or see gold fish for the rest of my life, I'm going to remember this great truth.
Love and blessings to you and your lil gal.
Holykisses and happy thanksgiving!
I'M SO THANKFUL FOR YOUUUU
I love this post! Thank God that those of us who have messed up are still loved by God. He won't turn His back on us. No, He offers us His willing, nail-scarred hands every time.
Blessings!
Love this conversation with the little one and then also how God related it to His view verses the world. Grand!!
Yolanda-- you are so grounded in faith. I bet you are a huge blessing to all the children who know you!
Precious!! Hope y'all have a wonderful Thanksgiving my sweet friend!
Hugs!
Susan
**Will update my blog about the check--if it comes!I was in shock too!!
I just love little children. What a precious conversation Yolanda.
"What the world sees and what I call you are two different things. The world wants to throw those I love away, but I see your heart and I see GOOD."
This is a wonderful reminder of how God views us. Thank you for this.
Have a happy Thanksgiving! Love you!
We need to be reminded in how God looks beyond the outside...thanks!
Thank you for your prayer.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving,
Tammy
Sweet post.
Hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving.
andrea
How beautiful!! I truly thank the Lord for His children who remind us of who we are in Him. And of course I thank Him for His grace and mercy to see us as so. Yolanda, thank you for your walk and consistently pointing us toward His Word and His Truth. May God truly bless you today and everyday. Happy Day of Thanksgiving!!
What a great post my friend. I just love how God uses even the little ones to bring powerful lessons to us.
Love you!
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