Day 13 of 31 Days of Chasing THE Light
Lacking Light
“Even
strong young lions sometimes go hungry,
but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.” ~Psalm 34:10 (NLT)
but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.” ~Psalm 34:10 (NLT)
For years, I have told myself that I was
not good enough. That I would never measure up. That I could not do ________
because I was not as good as her.
As a young girl, I would have this image
of myself becoming something and as quickly as it would come into my mind…I’d
shoot it down by saying, “Oh, I could never do that…I’m not smart enough.” I
still do it sometimes today. I get asked a lot to take pictures for families
but I always refer them to someone else. Fear of not getting it right for them
or having them unhappy with the results.
I have friends that do this for a living and I hear the stories…and I’m
not as good as these photographers are.
(See, I still do it)
Today, I use my photos to encourage
others to look to Jesus. And at times, doubt will whisper, “You can’t do that!”
When I start to listen to those lies…I begin to shut down and my light begins
to diminish.
Fear is a liar. God made us to be brave,
to take heart and to have courage. Satan is the father of lies and he knows our
weaknesses. He preys on us and our fears. He wants to get us to take our eyes
off of Jesus – to forget that we are children of God – and to focus on our
flaws and doubts. When we take our eyes off of Jesus…we begin to believe those
lies.
When Jesus was tempted, He spoke His
Father’s Word. When I am tempted to believe the lies, I need to pause and
remember His truths. I don’t though…instead of pausing – I leap right over
God’s Word to the side of doubt and fear. I’m not even looking to God.
God is greater and His truths can build
us up!
Today, let’s pause before we leap and choose
to not let our light diminish. Let’s choose to come into agreement with who He
says we are…because we are not defined by our faults but by God. Let’s believe His truths because as Emily P.
Freeman says, “sinking
is the only way to float” in God’s promises. Be brave and shine!
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