Something interesting I realized while reading through Genesis 1:4…” God separated darkness from light.”
I don’t know if that speaks to you or not.
We know the Genesis is starts with the creation of the Earth, but as I read it I realized a correlation can be made.
God didn’t just separate the darkness from light, as in night and day; but if we can just think a little deeper for a moment;
God has separated the ” ugliness” of who we are from the ” beautiful”.
There is a candle lit in my bedroom. Its pink, and has a flower scent to it. Whatever color it is, or what it smells like doesn’t matter compared to its actual purpose, which is to light the room.
I remember a wise friend of mine did a session with me years back, and I remember him asking me this:
” If I were to turn the light off in the room, where does the light go?” and then he told me to not answer until he asked the next question, ” or if I were to turn the light back on, what happens to the darkness?”
It all depends on what we allow to overpower us; but in case you didn’t know, there has to be a slight contrast between
darkness and light for us to know the difference.
I mean just like that example that is us. We have light inside us, but darkness does exist too.
How can we appreciate the ” goodness” in life if we never experienced darkness?
There is a light inside us. We have to know and believe that it holds the best of who we are, and what we can do.
For me, that light is Jesus. He leads my heart and soul the direction it needs to go.
” Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.”
Knowing that we have a purpose in this life, that is what makes the light shine brighter…we accept the challenge.
I was telling a friend that people may look as us differently, because us creative brains can just go deeper than the ocean in our thought processes, but those people don’t realize that its just a change in light. We all have to learn to let the light shine out of the darkness, like the scripture says. We aren’t here on earth to be hidden.
People in Haiti need us, just as people down the street or next door need us.
Who you are on the inside, will impact the outside?
Will you let God separate the light from the darkness in your own life?
My next guest blog poster is a very dear friend of mine in blogworld, her name is Fran Thomas and this woman is someone I very much can say
does shine the light of Jesus everywhere she has the opportunity:) We have prayed together through DM’s on
twitter, and have just really had our own bond that without blogworld, would not have been possible.
I am grateful for her friendship, and her faith.
I am also excited to say I will be meeting her face to face in April:)
Please enjoy her blog post; I think it has a very deep and powerful message.
Take it up a notch!
I don’t want to sit here and define faith for you, or tell you of my latest personal struggle with faith, or what Hebrews Chapter 11 says about faith. What I do want to do is give you something else to think about….I’m thinking of the chair I sit in each and every day and what I’m seeing.
My perspective right now is this…..
I know a precious woman who has a HUGE faith. She is so wise, has a heart of pure gold, and knows what God wants from her in her daily life. She and her husband do not go to church. I don’t even know why I just typed that out, but I did. That could be a new and different post for another time. Does church make me any better off than someone not going to church? Hmmmm…ponder that one for a minute or two.
Ok, back to my perspective chair.
I’m watching someone I truly love wrestle out faith. She is in a low place right now because she is just plain worn out and tired and ready for God to step in and make His grand entrance and we move onto the next scene because this one is really getting old. You know that place I’m talking about. Time is ticking and you are just plain worn slick. I’ve been there. I just came out of there and it’s so tough.
I’m watching my precious friend live this out and I began to wonder….”How am I helping her live out this faith?”
I’m an encourager by nature so it’s easy for me to give the ole “you can do it and trust God speech.” But, when I’m living it WITH her and having conversation after conversation with her….I must do more than say, “You can do this. Trust God with this.”
So, my question or challenge for both of us is this…
How can we be effective encourager’s for those around us who are in that valley and beginning to struggle with their faith.
I’m committing to pray for them….AND TELL HER SO.
I’m doing more than just listen and nod my head….I’M ASKING GOD FOR WORDS TO GIVE HER!
I’m doing more than just tell them “God will work it out.” ……I’M GOING TO REMIND HER OF HIS FAITHFULNESS.
What do you do when you are listening and watching someone you love struggle in that valley?
What can we all do that is above and beyond the norm?
I’m anxious for some answers.
Hugs and blessings~
Fran
