Pleasing Light

Rachel over at http://rachelolsen.blogspot.com/ is having a devotional carnival  where you can link up with a post on what you think is "Pleasing to God".  I thought I would  try participating this month.  If you'd like, you can join in too!

I've thought about this and have come up with a long list of ways
we could please God, but this one pops in my head first.
God is pleased with us when we are being the unique and special creation
He designed us to be.
He loves it when
our individual and specialized
light SHINES for HIM.

Have you ever tried 
to light a battery operated candle
with a match?

A battery operated candle is the kind you turn on with a button 

  at the bottom of the candle. 

I just found that out when at a birthday tea party recently, 

I tried to help a friend prepare

the table for the guests. She handed me the matches

and asked me to go around the table

and light all of the candles.

The large candle in the middle was giving me fits

because it wouldn't light no matter
how many times I tried.

The wick held a flame for a few seconds, but quickly blew out.

After about seven tries, I decided to ask her
to come and light it herself. 

This is when she informed me that it was a special 

 and unique battery operated candle

and it wasn't meant to hold a flame...and of course

she got a big chuckle out of my silly mistake.

Like this candle,

how many times have we tried to be

something or someone we are not meant to be?

The LIGHT can't shine through a vessel
that wasn't created for that purpose.

How many times
have we chosen to dwell on what we are not

instead of letting His light shine through

who we are? 
Dwelling on who we are not is a lot

like trying to light a candle over and over

and getting no where except maybe frustrated and confused.

"For you created my inmost being;
    you knit me together

in my mother's womb.

  I praise you because

I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
       your works are wonderful, 
I know that full well."

Psalm 139:13-14

Being content with who God created YOU to be 

and letting His light

SHINE through your unique design, 

must make our loving Creator very happy and in turn 
you are a happy camper too.
So my friend, be YOU,
because God took the time to plan and make only one
special mold like you.
He has great plans for you,
and if you do
I'm sure He will look down and say

"I'm well pleased my child. Let your

little light SHINE ON".

 scroll down to bottom of page and mute my music
to hear this video without interruption

Now go out and be that special YOU 
and light up your world.

This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.........humming
this tune along the way might really help.