Fanning Into Flame

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Campfires are magical.
Magical in how they bring warmth. How they can warm not only a cold night, but warm friendships and conversations.
 

We feel safe around a campfire. The soft dancing light driving out darkness. Driving away fear.
 

We love watching campfires. Always changing. Sometimes roaring. Sometimes a crackling bed of red coals. Sparkling like city lights. And easily fanned back into flames. From a spark, into a flame.
 

How would you describe your faith journey? Is it a well established fire? Is it warming? Comforting? Does it push away darkness? Or is merely a spark? Not quite yet a flame? Hardly casting a shadow.
 

This meditation will help turn that surprised encounter with God into a spark. And the spark turn to flame. Pushing out fear and darkness.
 

Using your divine imagination for a moment. Watch Jesus holding some dry grass and tiny twigs in his hand. Watch as a single spark falls into the tender. He blows on it softly. Soon you see smoke begin to billow from the grass and twigs in his hand. You see a little ember begin to glow. Soon you see it. A flame. He blows softly again as the grass and twigs in his hands erupt into growing flames. He sets it on the ground and carefully adds larger and larger sticks and logs to the fire. Sit here watching him. Watching the care he gives to build this fire.
 

Today you have the opportunity to experience little sparks of faith to be fanned into flames. Small things blooming into mighty things. Expect to see something small today. Small but important. A small coin. A small child. A tiny word. Let them remind you of how His power can transform tiny to mighty.
 

Now, let me pray that by God’s grace you do not have a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but remember He has given you a spirit of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline. Abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control for you. Amen.

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