ONE LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS HOW TO

holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day ofД¬hrist I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. Without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God Check out what Paul said in Philippians 2:14вЂ“17. If we are going to be light in the darkness, the Bible asks us to remember four things so that our Light will shine bright. Your light might give them the chance to walk out of the darkness and back into the light. We can throw up our hands in despair because those around us choose to walk in darkness, or we can choose to come near them with the light.

ONE LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS HOW TO

This week, the BCC offices and online video counseling sessions were full of conversations about how to live as light in the midst of personally dark circumstances that we so often face. Your employer puts you down because you wonвЂ™t bend the rules.A church/pastor seemingly self-destructs.

Your parents question your loyalty in painful ways.Your family mocks you for your faith in God.One of your children forms an addictive habit.The personal darkness that might be around you? Some examples might include: You might be in that spot today вЂ“ the darkness either personally or in those around you feels oppressive. We experience darkness on a personal level too: both those who claim to be followers of Christ and those who have yet to appreciate Jesus as light. It wasnвЂ™t just our state going through hard choices this week. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. I quickly thought of what Jesus taught us in Matthew 5:14вЂ“16. One candle, in a very dark room, makes a far bigger difference.В He was organizing a group from his church to go through our biblical counseling training because they want be candles in the midst of the darkness. One candle, in a very dark room, makes a far bigger difference. How can we respond?В We can choose to curse the darkness, or we can choose to be light in an increasingly dark culture. I need to learn to counsel those who are dealing with difficult issues that will result if marijuana use, abortion rates, and sexual brokenness all are increasing. What surprised me was his conclusion about how he needed to respond. That he was disappointed was not a surprise to me.

I had a great talk with a friend who leads a family-strengthening organization who was quite disappointed in recent developments in our home state of Illinois.В Despite rallying churches and families to seek to pass moral laws, our state is seemingly unconcerned with what God thinks about many moral issues.

One light in the darkness