Being in the Light

By: Monique Smith

I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

John 8:12

Jesus was speaking this truth right here. HE is the light of this world. He is simply saying, if you FOLLOW him, you will NOT walk in darkness, but in light. Unfortunately, many people who follow Christ some how are still in darkness sometimes. How so? Here goes. Have you ever been in a situation but always going back and forth about it, or constantly changing your opinion based on some different perspectives? I have. I’ve been 100% sure about something, but out of no where, someone comes with a new spin on the situation, and I change my mind, and then I’m back at square one. Confused. Darkness could be interpreted as confusion. God does not want us confused about His will. Since His yoke is easy and His burden is light, knowing what His will is for our life is simple. The struggle comes in when we are stubborn or selfish and try to insert some of our ideas into what God wants. Even though we KNOW that’s not His will for us, we entertain it anyways. Then we are left in darkness. We start fighting around trying to connect some dots of light in our life, to simulate the “light of the world”. Those dots can be: going to church, spending a little more time in our Bible, denying ourselves from fleshly desires, or even getting into an intense prayer regimen. BUT we are STILL in darkness because we are not completely following Christ in ALL aspects of our lives. Then we may get to a point where we try to avoid light in our lives, because we might even like being in the dark a little. This is a dangerous place to be. Very dangerous. So I just want to encourage you all, to rid the confusion from your lives. Get back to the balance that you once had and remain in the light. Have things become lopsided and disjointed in your life? Then it’s time to meet with God and have Him pour into you like only He can. Let him nurse you back to good health and equip you for the next phase of your journey.

Prayer: “As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him?” - Psalm 42:1-2. Help me Jesus to get back in your light. This confusion and darkness I’m in, is NOT it. In Jesus name, amen.