One night in church, I had a vision of stones in a stream. At first, I saw small pebbles that lay on the bottom with the water flowing gently over and around them. They looked so beautiful and smooth.
Then I looked upstream where the current was a little faster and I saw other small stones with sharp edges bouncing and tumbling along.
Some distance away, a waterfall tumbled from a high cliff, its turbulent force smashing large rocks against huge boulders until they shattered into smaller rocks.
As the current swept them along, the rocks collided again and again. The more they collided, the smoother they became and the faster they traveled.
Sharp pieces fell away and some broke in half, revealing beautiful glistening gems. Slowly the friction and assaults produced a fine, polished effect.
But, the rocks that sat away from the stream’s main flow, hadn’t yet lost their sharp, jagged edges. They sat in the dirt, unable to move, with their inner beauty still hidden from view.
sounds like when you first get saved, it's not a easy way to go you get bounced around you stumble along don''t know if you can do it,
but the more you keep your eyes on God , the better the walk and closer the walk, the stronger your faith is, but if you don't get out of your self, and try, no one can see your shine!
thanks for the post Rulan, way cool! :)
janice