A Light in the Darkness

I was recently reviewing some of my old writings and when I ran across this one, I thought it's message still had merit, and was worth sharing with my new friends at BraveHeart Women...

A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS:

I always kinda joked that if God never gives us more than we can bear, he'd better get me a U-Haul before he loads one more box...LOL All kidding aside; I know I'll get through this too. Things always seem worse than they are, when you're going through it huh? I've come to realize that the hardest part of any crisis is the FEAR of what COULD happen....and not so much the actual circumstances. Guess that's why the Lord always told us not to be afraid. Fear is the opposite of trust, not bravery. I think bravery is something we do when confronted with something that must be taken care of, must be addressed immediately...the fight or flight syndrome, if ya fight, your brave...eh?

Fear is a whole nuther level; Fear is the place we come to when we have time to ponder, to wait for the storms, to weigh all the possible outcomes of our actions, the place where we are unable to just react! We get so caught up in the fear, that God can't even get our attention long enough to guide us through it. We are like a hurt and fearful animal that snarls and bites at the one who is trying to rescue it.

I'm thinking that is why the word says we must be as little children to enter into the kingdom of Heaven. Generally speaking if a child is fearful, Mommy or Daddy's mere presence will ease and chase away the fear, why? Because they TRUST absolutely that their parents will protect them. As we grow older, we know the troubles of the world, we know the dangers and reality hits home...Mommy and Daddy won't always be there to help us, and we subconsciously transfer that hypothesis to our ultimate parent, God.

Our very minds become our worst enemy. Our gut tells us that God is all powerful, but fueled by fear, our minds argue the point. It doesn't take long for the doubts, and self recriminations, or as I call em the "What-Ifs" to set in. The "What-Ifs" lead us further and further away from the path that leads to our Lord, and if we don't find a light to lead us back, we can get lost very quickly. We need our fellow travelers, our fellow Christian brothers and sisters, to be those lights in the darkness.

"Do not forsake the assembling of yourselves together with like believers" I think that this is what the Lord knows; we need each other to guide us home through the storms. We all wander off the path and get lost in fear from time to time...Our friends in the Lord can shine a light and guide us safely home, where our Father waits to welcome us.

Each time we struggle with fear, we grow stronger; we don't get thrown off long before we start looking for our way back. We know that our friends will be reaching out to us if we holler. We know they will hold up the light. We know that our Father sent them for us. We Trust... Thank God. Thank you for being a light in the darkness, may I light the way for you as well.

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