LET THERE BE LIGHT

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upom you.

Isaiah 60:1 NLT

When I close my eyes all I can see is darkness there is no possiblity for light, there is no way for me to know where I am going other than the fact I can rely on memory. When I was in school I was not a math genius, I just could not get it. There was this guy in my class he was what people would call the 'geek' he would kinda hang out alone or with the other 'geniuses'. I would go to him as my source for information he seemed to always get it. We all graduated high school everyone with their respective knowledge and information, initially I told myself I was not going to college because life looked like this to me at the time-you graduate, get a job, have children and do nothing why waste time and money going back to college if your entire life is spent paying morgage and taking care of children (full stop). This is exactly what I thought and although I didn't fail in school nor did I put in much effort I sisn't see a future filled with light or possibility. When I reflect on who I thought were geniuses they had a different revelation (light-source of knowledge). While I thought life after high school would be reclusive and reposing; they thought of college and gaining more knowledge so they soaked in knowledge to keep getting more.

Similarly, when I realized there was so much more to a life in Christ I was more eager to witness to other people about the love of God and what He has done for me. This new light took me from the darkness of sin and confusion into light with peace. I grew up feeling like everything was church, church, church...really for us it was. Every night was something (if it wasn't for me, it was for someone in the household); there was missionettes (kind of a youth bible study for girls), there was actual Bible Study with the adults, rangers for the boys (my brother), Friday night prayer, usher meeting/practice (my mom was a usher), deacons meeting (my mom was also a deacon) and let's not forget the Sunday services morning and evening. This does not include special events like Youth Revivals or any special meeting for mostly my mother. I turned away from the light and was drawn to the darkness, it actually didn't look dark. It looked like fun, social activity, friends, outtings and did I say fun lol it really did but looking back I was never mentally present to enjoy what was happening right there with all the social activity church had to offer. I checked out from receieving all that God had for me, but I was light to those that were in the darkness. Ever notice how the darkness quickly takes over as soon as you turn the light switch off or close your eyes, the same thing happens when you stop remaining in the light (the word of God). Darkenss tries to consume the light. Those that were in the world partying pulled me from the light to the darkness-so enticing, luring and subtle. It's just a party or my friend just asked me to go with them...then none of it is a problem anymore.

I am from the Bahamas and we tend to have island wide black-out's during summer when it is already HOTTTTT, frustrations are high-bills (we use our air-conditions and fans more) and regardless of paying you still need to invest in a generator. But I went home on an extended visit in 2019 and there was a island wide black-out I was so irritated and that happening I was being eaten my mosquitoes, it was hot and now it is also dark. While family that was familiar to this happening took it upon themselves to go outside or sit in the car I did not move off the sofa, waiting for the electricity did not turn back on (I really wanted to know how God could let His daughter suffer such misery)- I could be a little dramatic sometime. Throughtout this ordeal no I did not cry but everyone else had a revelation that I had yet to receive and that was to go where there was power. I sat there being totured for at least one hour when I could sit in the car with air-condition and listen to the radio with my sister and daughter. This here is a picture of how we sit being tormented by the enemy and don't complain and think it is normal. I want to let you know it is not life is better. The enemy wants you to think everything engative about being a Christian so you won't be a Christian but he does not tell you anything about living in sin.

Christians too churchy and they always talking 'bout God... I heard this so many times, I also remember being someone that said it. When someone shines the light on you when you are in darkness it is almost annoying. During the black-out my sister shined the flashlight in my face not intentionally but because she wanted to see where I was; it annoyed me (I was already annoyed) but it disrupted what I started accept as darkness. I never remembered getting annoyed when my friends would call to invite me to some event, it was not annoying when someone would buy a round of drinks, it was not annoying when people would curse and slander around me. I accepted what I thought was normal then to receive what I see now as negative. People who had the light of Jesus Christ was looking for people that needed help out of the darkness. Matthew says to let your light so shine before men (people) so they may see, then they will glorify the Father; we share our light so that you can see.

'Come and see' what the Lord has done!

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