Lucia
Well-Known Member
Happy New Year 2017 Ladies Shalom, Peace be with YOU!
This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine…
So I had never heard this song, until literally a couple years ago, because I’m *cough* Catholic *cough* and we sing Ave Maria, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, and the Beatitudes in Latin everyday, ok enough jokes back to the main topic. This little light of mine, is a really good song. Why? because it’s a reminder that we all have a little light inside, and we should let it shine. Sounds simple and easy, right?
Then why aren’t our lights shining?
Oh, well there are many, many reasons, most of which are too many to list or I don’t even know them, to list them. But I’ll throw a couple of “common” ones out here.
Maybe because we’ve forgotten or never knew where our light source comes from, or we’ve lost our way. It comes from God the Father Almighty. He is the Sun and we are like little stars reflecting his goodness and light.
Maybe it’s because were blocked by our troubles, oppressions, the daily grind of school, work, paying the bills, taking care of loved ones, and having to deal with our spiritual lives on top of everything else.
We must not let those everyday things that seem BIG at the time take us away from reflecting the light of God. Last year I wrote about forgiveness and laying down all our burdens at the foot of the cross, and the importance of prayer and renewing our faith. That’s all still very important. This year we should cast the demons out of our lives and fill ourselves up with the wisdom of Holy Spirit, the light of Jesus, in order to better reflect the light of God. (we should continually take stock spiritually, cast out, fill up on the love of Jesus and HS, rinse and repeat)
Genesis 1:1-4
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.
God separated the light form darkness for good reason. A man cannot serve two masters (Matt 6:24), neither can light and darkness occupy the same space and the same time. It’s like turning on the lights in a rat infested apartment, the rats always run away cause they’re up to no good. (probably stealing food and running amok), we must all clean house, literally physically and spiritually so the sunlight can come in and shine through.
John 3:20
Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
2 Corinthians 6:14
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
Truth is we needn’t fear the light, we should embrace it. Fear is a preferred tactic of the enemy. Fear stops us in our tracks, fear breads doubt, which breads, contempt, hate, and resentment, and in some cases opens the doorway to loss of faith. Jesus said over 100 times collectively in the Bible “do not fear”, “do not be afraid” and “fear not.” (Matthew 14:27) Maybe He’s trying to tell us something. He also said “I am with you.” (Isaiah 41:10) So if God is with us whom should we fear? Nothing, because He who is in me, IS greater than he who is in the world. (John 4:4)
What does shining my little light have to do with my everyday problems? Why should we try our best to shine our lights brightly?
Because it permeates everything we do, we all know people who are, um …. well now let’s call them “cranky” without their morning coffee, so if coffee can affect the mood how much more can one person affect another?
We are daughters, sisters, wives, mothers, friends, colleagues, classmates. When we reflect the light of God in everything we do, we shine the light of Christ out into the world, we bring glory to God in the highest (trans from latin Gloria in Excelsis Deo). There's a saying, sometimes you're the only "Bible" some people will ever read. There are many women in the Bible who showed courage, faith, loyalty, and love but the woman who was highly favored by God Himself was Mary the mother of Jesus. (Luke 1:26-38 aka The Annunciation) As women we should look at all the Biblical women as examples some were beyond compare, some were cautionary tales. We as women have a special job to do, we are to plant seeds of the love of God in our children and those all around us when we can, nurture and grow those seeds with the light of God especially in our children, so their little lights can shine. “Mothers are (supposed to be) the reflection of God’s love on earth.” (I think Johanette Benkovic host of Women of Grace said this her or her guest?) That is why it is our job, no it is our duty to clean house, and set up a God loving, serving and fearing home. (Proverbs 6:20, Joshua 24:15, Matthew 12:43-45)
So let no one keep you from shining your light. Remember…
Matthew 5:14
14“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
So Let your little light shine, let it shine, let it shine. Amen!
This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine…
So I had never heard this song, until literally a couple years ago, because I’m *cough* Catholic *cough* and we sing Ave Maria, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, and the Beatitudes in Latin everyday, ok enough jokes back to the main topic. This little light of mine, is a really good song. Why? because it’s a reminder that we all have a little light inside, and we should let it shine. Sounds simple and easy, right?
Then why aren’t our lights shining?
Oh, well there are many, many reasons, most of which are too many to list or I don’t even know them, to list them. But I’ll throw a couple of “common” ones out here.
Maybe because we’ve forgotten or never knew where our light source comes from, or we’ve lost our way. It comes from God the Father Almighty. He is the Sun and we are like little stars reflecting his goodness and light.
Maybe it’s because were blocked by our troubles, oppressions, the daily grind of school, work, paying the bills, taking care of loved ones, and having to deal with our spiritual lives on top of everything else.
We must not let those everyday things that seem BIG at the time take us away from reflecting the light of God. Last year I wrote about forgiveness and laying down all our burdens at the foot of the cross, and the importance of prayer and renewing our faith. That’s all still very important. This year we should cast the demons out of our lives and fill ourselves up with the wisdom of Holy Spirit, the light of Jesus, in order to better reflect the light of God. (we should continually take stock spiritually, cast out, fill up on the love of Jesus and HS, rinse and repeat)
Genesis 1:1-4
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.
God separated the light form darkness for good reason. A man cannot serve two masters (Matt 6:24), neither can light and darkness occupy the same space and the same time. It’s like turning on the lights in a rat infested apartment, the rats always run away cause they’re up to no good. (probably stealing food and running amok), we must all clean house, literally physically and spiritually so the sunlight can come in and shine through.
John 3:20
Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
2 Corinthians 6:14
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
Truth is we needn’t fear the light, we should embrace it. Fear is a preferred tactic of the enemy. Fear stops us in our tracks, fear breads doubt, which breads, contempt, hate, and resentment, and in some cases opens the doorway to loss of faith. Jesus said over 100 times collectively in the Bible “do not fear”, “do not be afraid” and “fear not.” (Matthew 14:27) Maybe He’s trying to tell us something. He also said “I am with you.” (Isaiah 41:10) So if God is with us whom should we fear? Nothing, because He who is in me, IS greater than he who is in the world. (John 4:4)
What does shining my little light have to do with my everyday problems? Why should we try our best to shine our lights brightly?
Because it permeates everything we do, we all know people who are, um …. well now let’s call them “cranky” without their morning coffee, so if coffee can affect the mood how much more can one person affect another?
We are daughters, sisters, wives, mothers, friends, colleagues, classmates. When we reflect the light of God in everything we do, we shine the light of Christ out into the world, we bring glory to God in the highest (trans from latin Gloria in Excelsis Deo). There's a saying, sometimes you're the only "Bible" some people will ever read. There are many women in the Bible who showed courage, faith, loyalty, and love but the woman who was highly favored by God Himself was Mary the mother of Jesus. (Luke 1:26-38 aka The Annunciation) As women we should look at all the Biblical women as examples some were beyond compare, some were cautionary tales. We as women have a special job to do, we are to plant seeds of the love of God in our children and those all around us when we can, nurture and grow those seeds with the light of God especially in our children, so their little lights can shine. “Mothers are (supposed to be) the reflection of God’s love on earth.” (I think Johanette Benkovic host of Women of Grace said this her or her guest?) That is why it is our job, no it is our duty to clean house, and set up a God loving, serving and fearing home. (Proverbs 6:20, Joshua 24:15, Matthew 12:43-45)
So let no one keep you from shining your light. Remember…
Matthew 5:14
14“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
So Let your little light shine, let it shine, let it shine. Amen!
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