Can You See The Light?

Sitting in the dark last night while waiting for power to be returned, my youngest turned on a flashlight. That flashlight seemed to light up the room brighter than any of the lights and lamps we have. I could make the obvious analogy to the lives of Christians being a light in the dark...but I'm not.

What I noticed when the power came back on, was that several of the main sources of light had bulbs out. It probably happened slowly and I didn't even notice. Slowly losing the brilliance of the light...not noticing when the other lights were on. Not until I really looked and compared to the true Light in the darkness did I even notice.

I suppose the lesson learned is two fold, prayerfully ask God to check your heart (light) and show you the outages. AND...it's so easy for us to not notice our neighbor's dimming lights. THAT is why the body needs each other...that is why we need community.

So thankful that God has graciously surrounded me with family and friends who can tell when the lights are dimming wink emoticon