Fire!

I don't know about you, but I take my quiet time where and when I can get it. This means that I talk to God while I'm in the shower and even when I'm on the potty. I guess the bathroom is one place that I'm always alone so I end up talking!

Yesterday morning I struck up a conversation with God while I was drying my hair. You know those conversations where your thoughts jump from one thing to another until you don't even remember what your initial thought/question/request was? That's what was happening to me. I had jumped all over the place with one thought after another until I had completely lost track.

Suddenly I realized that I was scattered. It then occurred to me that God probably has to listen to a bunch of jumbled up messes. Imagine hearing millions of prayers all at the same time. Then I started questioning whether or not He could understand my own ramblings since I couldn't even understand them myself. As I dried my hair, I looked at myself in my bathroom mirror and cried out loud, "Lord, how can you possibly hear ME?"

With that simple question of DOUBT, my hair dryer shot out flames of fire! The flames shot out onto my hair and out the back of the hair dryer. I dropped the hair dryer into the sink (thank goodness it wasn't filled with water) and quickly checked to make sure my hair wasn't on fire. There was smoke and sparks but no actual flame. I unplugged the hair dryer (just to be safe) and left it in my sink to be thrown away when it cooled down.

OK - lesson learned! How dare I question whether or not God can hear ME! It doesn't matter how confusing my prayers may be or how many bunny trails my conversation takes, or how many millions are speaking to Him at the same time. He created the universe. He breathed life into man. His Word is alive. He raised Lazarus from death. He gave sight to a blind girl. HELLO! Like The Creator can't hear or understand my thoughts!? What was I thinking? How could I have even a moment of doubt?

Friends, today I am a woman with a renewed fear of the Lord... and grateful for the "burning" reminder. Is this what they mean by, "on fire for the Lord?" 'Cause girls... me and my hair are smoldering (literally)!

Blessings,
LeAnn