Darkness and light don't mix.

The dawning of the day. Each morning I wake up, and it's still dark outside. Then the sun begins to rise and slowing the light chases away the darkness. A little bit at a time, until it is fully light, and everything can be clearly seen. Our spiritual lives are a little different. Christ comes and changes darkness to light, from sinner to saint, instantly. Then when it is fully light, we sometimes ask the darkness back in. Before the sun comes up in the morning and we can kind of see, can be the most dangerous, because you can't really see well, but you think you can. When pride blinds us, and our hearts are far from God, then darkness will only help us trip, and fall. We need the light of Christ to shine on the darkness, so it's not dark anymore. We don't need some of the light, we need it all. I remember trying to play basketball or football at night, without enough light. When a football is flying through the air and you can't see it until it's right in your face, it can be tough to catch! We need the light to see. As I get older, I realize how much more I need good lighting. Even in photography or film making, good lighting is essential, even in low light scenes, there needs to be enough light for the camera's lense to be able to operate efficiently. The Spirit of God does not allow darkness to share it's light, the two can't co-exist together, and still be called darkness and light. Some how we've been fooled into thinking darkness and light can share our hearts and be happy companions together, but they can't. Light and darkness don't mix, it's either one or the other. It's either dark, or it's light. Jesus, in You there is no darkness at all, and since You have come into our lives, we too are lights, and no longer dwell in darkness. Let us be children of the Light. Let us walk at all times as children of the Light. Jesus, You saved us and made us to shine You into this darkened world, so let us shine, let us love from a pure heart, which is only possible if the True Light shines through us every moment of everyday. Lord, I am Yours, take me.