Listening to God Brings a Lost Sheep Home

Nadia Bloom, an 11-year-old girl lost in the swamps of Winter Springs, Florida for four days, was found by a volunteer from her family's church early on Tuesday morning when he prayed for help from God and heard a voice that told him where to go to find her.

In the 911 call that he made to tell officials that he'd found Nadia, he broke down in tears when he said that God had led him to her.

Nadia's rescuer, James King, explained how the voice told him to head toward the rising sun -- east -- when he gave an interview on the Today Show. His story is a lesson to the world on the power of prayer. As a man who has a relationship with God, and who prays often, he was prepared to listen for His voice -- something many people don't do even when they pray. Sometimes God speaks to the faithful, and sometimes He does not, but the most important thing to know as a Christian is that you must ask for His guidance in order to receive it.

Nadia, who has a mild form of autism called Asperger's Syndrome, was barefoot and confused when she got lost in the densely wooded swamps near her home. Raised a Christian, and being familiar with scripture, she said she prayed in the swamps: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." Her rescuer, too, said that he had prayed the same thing as he brought Nadia out of the swamp. Both of their prayers were answered.

Now I pray thanks to God for both of them, for their safety and for their testimony to the world of His grace and love.