Lights off
you don't need to see when talking to God.
Its more of a distraction when you can see.... is what i thought
So in the dark I sat waiting on the Lord.
it made no difference if my eyes were open or closed eveything was black.
The only sense I had was hearing.
For the longest time I had lost most of my faith in humanity
I felt like it was almost impossible to bring any of my friends at school to God.
It seemed like I could do nothing but watch.
While sitting in the dark a thought crossed my mind:
When all you've ever known is darkness.... you don't know what light looks like.
You take the darkness as your reality it is what feels ...familiar even comfortable.
You learn to depend souly on sounds because that is the only sense you can use.
When i was used to the darkness the weirdness i felt at first went away.
but then as my body adjusted, I started to see light coming in from the cracks of the door. I got distracted by how pretty it looked seeping into the cloud of darkness.
It was then that i remembered this verse:
But what happens when we live God's way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people.
Galations 5:22-23 -the message
"a basic holiness permeates things and people"
Part of me wanted to get closer to the light
but at the same time it hurt my eyes.I wanted to stay in the darkness because it was what i was used to.
and there was no sound to tell me otherwise.
I was reminded that God created people to be Holy to live in the light
so it is natural for them to be drawn to "light" even when they live in darkness
In fact the light stands out that much more admidst the dark.
Sound and light are two diffeent things
you can't hear light you can't see sound
its the same with the physical and spiritual.
but we must keep in mind people are both physical and spiritual
they can "see and hear" even if they have never "seen" they have the ability too.
For the longest time I was looking at how to bring someone to Christ
From the view of:
An atheist
A gangster
A smart asian kid
A skeptic
A seeker
A teacher
A FOB
A white druggy kid
From the how the world sees things.
and i felt defeated with no hope.
Yet I failed to see it the way God does.
He does something completely different to draw people to Him
wAYs that i cannot fully understand.
but it is the ONLY way.
We were created to be Holy
Therefore we are drawn to holiness
and as Followers of Christ we are to be "HOly as the Lord is Holy"
How do we become holy? by letting God reflect in our lives
How do we let God reflect in out lives?
By PRAYING to him and getting to know HIS HOLY NATURE
"IN HIM is EVERYTHING, Without Him nothing is made that has been made"
That is the light in the darkness
that is the only way to bring someone Christ
NOT through winning arguments
NOT through bringing them to church
NOT through.....the ways of this world
