Yesterday, we were celebrating my sister's 21st birthday. We had gotten her a candle that hums the tune of "Happy Birthday" when lit. Now, however, hours after we had lit the candle and dumped it into a cup of water in order to silence it, it was still happily humming happy birthday. It reminded me of a few years ago when we were celebrating my Great Grandma's 100th birthday party. We had gotten her a candle of the same sorts, and, in order to silence it forever, we had tried drowning it, beating it against the counter, and hacking it with a knife. All the same, the little candle kept singing, dutifully doing its job and wishing the birthday person a very happy birthday indeed.
Is your faith in Christ like this? That no matter what trials in your life you face, you will always keep spreading the news of a Savior? Or does it slowly come to a stop after each trial gets harder and harder to manage? Let your faith in Christ be like this candle--always spreading the Gospel, no matter what obstacles could stand in the way.
Kayla Joy
P.S. In case you're wondering...we froze the candle in a cup of water. I'll get back to you on whether it worked or not, we have yet to find out! I, however, am cheering for the little candle to not lose voice and keep singing.
