{"id":23803,"date":"2015-01-08T00:20:17","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T05:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=23803"},"modified":"2015-01-07T17:20:46","modified_gmt":"2015-01-07T22:20:46","slug":"23803","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/08\/23803\/","title":{"rendered":"Being The Light"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SeekingHimLogo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In the same way, let your light shine before others,
\nthat they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
\nMatthew 5:16<\/h4>\n

My kids love to play with flashlights\u2014mainly my son. \u00a0He and his sister can come up with some of the most vivid imaginative uses for the flashlights. \u00a0Flashlights have become an every year stocking stuffer either at our house, my parents\u2019 house, or my in-laws\u2019 house. \u00a0They have gone looking for monsters, camping, and acting like the lights are out just to be able to play with a flashlight. \u00a0When they shine the light into your eyes, it is blinding. \u00a0Thankfully, I am usually in the living room when they do this to me.<\/p>\n

Here is the point: think about how bright the light projected by a flashlight can be…. \u00a0It can be so bright it can blind someone for a moment. \u00a0However, if it is dim (because the batteries are getting weak) then it is easier to look into. \u00a0Now think about yourself and your walk with Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0Our daily lives should be shining examples of Christ\u2019s love for us. \u00a0Like a flashlight, we should shine bright with Jesus\u2019s love.<\/p>\n

Our world is growing darker and diving deeper into chaos every day. \u00a0We need to be a flashlight now more than ever. \u00a0We can\u2019t count on other people to be the ultimate flashlight. \u00a0Yes, people can<\/strong> be a flashlight. \u00a0They can shine bright for the people in this world, especially if they have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior. \u00a0By accepting Christ, we can bring light to an ever-darkening world.<\/p>\n

There are many ways that we can bring light to the world. \u00a0We can serve in local and foreign ministries. \u00a0We can serve our church by volunteering our time. We can help our neighbors when they need it. \u00a0We can watch out for one another. \u00a0By being a light for God, we can show others that God loves them too. \u00a0By shining our light, we can show others that Jesus loves them, too, and help lead them to God.<\/p>\n

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Dear Heavenly Father: \u00a0Thank You for being our flashlight. \u00a0Your light brings hope to a world that is darkening. \u00a0Be with those that serve You and bless those who are in a relationship with You already. \u00a0Give them the strength to carry on Your work. \u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name, Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16 My kids love to play with flashlights\u2014mainly my son. \u00a0He and his sister can come up with some of the most vivid imaginative uses for the flashlights. \u00a0Flashlights have become […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":13840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3020],"tags":[3367,1287,425,6987,3211,5558,3174],"class_list":["post-23803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-devotions","tag-daily-devotions-2","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-jesus-is-the-light","tag-laura-pattillo","tag-matthew-516","tag-seeking-him-devotional","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SeekingHimLogo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s39pHp-23803","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23803"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23823,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23803\/revisions\/23823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}