What is this?

I never thought about the spiritual aspects of giving my kids a bath or standing in a line at a grocery store. However, God has recently showed me some insightful biblical truths in some of the most mundane tasks in life. Whether I am driving, showering or sleeping each of these activities has a biblical truth tucked inside of it. In the forest of life, God’s biblical truth is inside each one of these trees. My hope is that others view the ordinary aspects of life through a spiritual lens and see what God teaches you.







Sunday, September 30, 2012

The Night Light

"God is light and in Him there is no darkness. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. " 1 John 1:5-6.
Since my daughter was a baby we’ve always had a plug-in night light in her room. As she grew older, the night light wasn’t enough. She then wanted the plug-in and the closet light on cracked slightly open. Slowly she began asking me to open the closet door more and more. She wanted the maximum of light possible in her room. I wonder how our lives would be if we desire more and more light (God) in our life. We want God to be there but indulge ourselves in sinful behavior. We want God to be there but want the freedom to live a lifestyle of our choice. We want God to be there but disobey with our actions. The scripture says that God is light and in Him there is NO darkness. We want God to be a night light. The problem is there is no such thing as a night light life with God.  Darkness does not exist with God.
 God wants us to walk in the light as He is in the light. Many of us are afraid of the light because of what it will expose.   In our living room we have a ceiling fan with 4 light bulbs. One day one light bulb went out. It caused our eyes to blink but we quickly got use to the new lighting.  A few months later, another light when out. Again, our eyes adjusted. However, when we finally went down to one light bulb we decided we needed to go and buy some light bulbs before being in complete darkness. After replacing three light bulbs in our living room at once, we were shocked how we managed to operate with such little lighting before. My daughter said it best when she said, “Mom, our living room looks different! It looks amazing.” Many of us allow sin to creep into our lives slowly like one light bulb going out. The sad part is that we notice for a second and then adjust. It isn’t until we are in complete darkness that we cry out and decide to make the change.  The good news is the Light is always there. You don’t have to stumble around looking for batteries for a flash light or matches to light a candle. God is here immediately and waiting for you to step out of the darkness and join Him.  There is a reason children fear the dark. We should too.
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