Spotlight

Have you ever felt like life is a black hole? Life is so hard and seems so dark that it is going to swallow you up. We beg and plead with God in our prayers only to hear nothing from him. We feel lost, alone, and weary.

I am the light of the world. John 8:12

When we are in distress, when life feels like it is closing in on us and we are all alone, we begin to look for the spotlight. We desperately want God to show up in a might way; like the boom of a firework. We are searching and searching for this brightness that never seems to come.

His light isn’t always a spotlight. Sometimes, it’s just a slight shift.

When God illuminates a dark place, he doesn’t always use a spotlight. Sometimes, oftentimes, he slightly shifts the shadows. We don’t see a huge impact, so we miss it. We miss his light. We want full immediate healing and instead, he gives us one small moment of peace. We are searching for relief, yet he gives us the strength to take one step and one step only. We continue to feel like we are drowning not recognizing that these small things are the Light that is illuminating our path towards healing.

There is hope in the small shift of light. We just have to stop pining for the spotlight in order to see it. 

We are losing our hope because we are looking for the spotlight instead of seeing the Light. Sometimes, we are afraid of the Light believing that It’s only purpose is to illuminate sin and wrong-doing. We forget that the Light is full of hope, grace, and mercy. The Light illuminates our path towards healing and wholeness.

Are you looking for the spotlight today missing the true Light? Are you afraid to step out of the shadows because you have convinced yourself that the Light is a scary place? I am here to tell you that the Light is a place of rest and restoration. The Light shines at all times. There is hope in the slight shift of the shadows. Open yourself up to notice when that shadow shifts. There’s hope in that space.

Love & Blessings,

Meg