Light

Last night coming home from work I was in a state of need. It was interesting because almost immediately I realized that I just needed to spend some time in the Word of God, in His presence, and everything would be OK. This may not seem like anything great, but in the past, I would have the same feelings of need, or lack or despair, and try to fill the void with more work, or recreation of some kind, but afterward, the void still existed, and almost seemed to have widened.

Driving home last night was interesting simply because as soon as I felt a need, the solution was revealed to me, and it was as clear as day.

Why wasn’t this solution revealed to me this quickly in the past? Simple. I had ears, but didn’t hear-very well. I liked ‘my way’.

It’s amazing though, that the closer I get to God, the simpler things become. Sure, life isn’t easy, and it’s a daily struggle, but the more I get to know the Creator, His creation starts to make more sense. My mind isn’t as clouded as it used to be, because now I have a well defined standard to live by; If I’m doing something or if I come into contact with something that goes against the Standard of Jesus, it’s up to me to hold that standard high and make a difference. If you noticed, I didn’t say that I should run away, I said I should hold up a standard and make a difference; this is being light in a dark world.

In the past, I just went with the flow. Then Jesus reached out to me and began showing me His love and how to live an overcoming life based on a new set of standards. What happened however, was that I isolated myself from the world, and really started to lose touch; which, now that I look back, I must say, was needed in my case. It was the time when my mind was being cleaned of old habits. But, this was also the time when I wasn’t out there making a difference in the world, so I knew I couldn’t remain in this state forever. But after a long while in isolation, the Kingdom of God concept became more real, and I realized that God’s love for ‘PEOPLE’ was at its core. Slowly but surely I started breaking out of this cocoon of isolation, and began doing what Jesus did for me; Reaching out.

It’s as if I was put back into the world system to make a difference. To be the light in a dark world. To show the world there is a better way. My world consists of the people I know and come in contact with, whether directly or indirectly. This is a good starting point to give the love of Christ.

So, this is why I say life gets simpler the closer I get to God. All that’s required is to love God, and to love people, even strangers, like I love myself.