Let There Be Light

I woke up this morning to fog. The Bay Area is famous for its fog and this is certainly the season for it. I've always been amazed that a collection of water droplets could obscure the power of rays emanating from the sun. The very sun that warms the earth and gives it life is held captive by moisture, allowing only a diffused light to get through. So on this misty morning I thought about how the power of God in our/my lives/life is sometimes held at bay by the fog in our/my thinking or feeling about Him. Sometimes, when I'm feeling good and things are humming along ~ or when I'm soaking in sin ~ God's light in my life gets diminished to weak rays because I'm getting along on my own power, thank you very much.

It's kind of ironic, really, because I am a sun lover. I don't like gray fog. I don't like dark nights. I like warm sunshine and lots of it.

But what I so love about God is that He doesn't need my permission to shine. He's shining His love, strength, truth and all that He is 24/7. He's there to be received by me, accepted by me, to give me all that I need for better or worse, in sickness and in health. His power and warmth will eventually burn through even the thickest fog without burning even a hair on my head. Oh sure, my life might need to be refined by the proverbial trials of fire, but as with gold and silver, I will become more precious and valuable because of it.

So, thank You, Lord, for Your willingness to shine on me 24/7 whether I am willing to receive You or not. I desire that any fog-producing barrier in my heart be burned off so that I am ever more open to living daily under Your direct light.

a month of giving

I gave a friend some much-needed words of affirmation. I enjoyed watching her smile light up her face.