100% Win Record…
Ever think about how light always beats darkness? I was thinking about this over the weekend… I was up at Young Life camp in Detroit Lakes, MN and very var removed from city lights and the glow of the Twin Cities. It was pretty dark. But as I walked around I noticed the even in that level of darknes, light always wins…
What happens if you take a flashlight to the darkest corner you can think of… Light reveals what is in that corner and takes over the dark.. This happens every time, no matter the corner or no matter how dark the corner is (ranging from only a little dark to pitch black)
That's probably why nobody has invented a "flashdark" it wouldnt work because you cant shine dark on light.. Light always wins! Dark only can exist when you neglect to allow light into those areas. But as soon as you want to expose that, light wins…
All of this ties back to Ephesians 5. About a year ago I started spending time in Ephesians 5. Verses 15-18 spoke out to me. As a follower of Jesus, and the idea that we are the body of Christ, and then reading these verses, really made me think about my actions. Just like the president of the country or your company, his/her actions reflect the image of the company/country. So mine reflect Jesus. Were my decisions wise or unwise? Was I making the most of every opportunity? Was I foolish? Was I listening to God's will or was my will louder? Was I getting drunk on wine or being filled with the Spirit instead?
Answers… Uniwse more than wise, sometimes, yes, mine, not only on wine but all sort of other booze, not as much as I would like to be…
I saw verse 18 and a picture of me next to it. I wasn't the animal I was in college… But I also wasn't the scared to get in trouble kid I was in high school either… So I started with alcohol, it would be the first thing I would expose to the light. This was a tough thing to do.. I mean drinking is so cool isn't it? I found out I was made to "believe" it was cool.
So for the past 336 days, I have been on a different journey than before. There has been days where it has started to cloud up, started to rain a little and grow a little darker.. But resting in the fact that light always wins and has won every day for the past 336 days gets me to the next day, hoping for it to clear up and eventually knowing that a little light sparks a little more light and soon things will be at their brightest again..
Light wins and is winning…
APPENDIX A: Vaccuum tubes dont count in the light/darkness analogy
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