Have you ever woke up in the middle of the night while the house was still dark and needed to navigate your way through the house for some reason? Now, you can somewhat find our way through the house because you are familiar with the surroundings even though you cannot see very well in the darkness. Often times I find myself in this situation. My wife is pregnant right now and does not sleep very deeply, so often I find myself being sent out of the bed for my excessive snoring causing her lack of sleep at a time when she desperately needs it. What I do is grab my pillows and stumble my way through the dimly lit house. I say, “stumble” because although I am fairly familiar with the layout and surroundings, it is still dark and I can’t see! This is where the pillows come in…partly for sleeping on, mostly for padding my falls and protecting me from the wall corners.
The question I have for myself is, “why don’t I turn on a light?” If I turned on the light there would be no need for the pillows…except for sleeping! In the bible Jesus said, “I come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put there trust in me will no longer remain in the dark.” (Jn. 12:46) At times, we who have put our trust in Jesus and those also who have yet to put their trust in Jesus walk out our lives as if we have no light to see in the darkness. We, like in the example above “stumble” through life in the dark and don’t turn on the light when we could easily flip the switch. I think it is because we are somewhat familiar with life and we think we can somehow make our way through it on our own. I am learning more and more or late that I am in no way smart enough, talented enough, or directionally gifted enough to make it through this life without a light to show me where I am headed. I am also learning that the more that I let Jesus be the light in my life that he said that he is, the more I am avoiding the falls and the slamming into walls. This does not mean however that I don’t experience troubles. Life is full of troubles! I am just that I am thankful that as I experience the troubles of life that the light is on and I can navigate through them.
My Challenge to you is this: If you have already put your trust in Jesus, flip the switch and let him be the light in your darkness as he promised instead of stumbling around in a dimly lit room. He is a flood lamp not a night-light! If you have not yet trusted in Jesus, why not turn on the light of your life Jesus Christ? He loves you just as you are! He died for you so that you would no longer have to walk in darkness. Flip the switch and let him be the light and director of your life.
