Walking in the Light

I like The Light. It is bright, warm, inviting, illuminating. I can see where I am going, I can look back and have a clear picture where I have been. It shows me the way and guides me away. I am so grateful for The Light.

So, why do I choose to spend so much time in the dark?

I have been a Christian since I was 14 years old. I love the Lord so much! I have never doubted my Salvation, never wondered if it "took". I have known from the moment He stepped into my life that I was redeemed. It's not the Salvation that is the problem...it's the living!

"Prone to wander, Lord I feel it, prone to leave the God I love."

I admit it. I am a "wanderer".

I will have periods of my life when the fellowship between God and I is so sweet! I am walking in the light, I am in tune with my Savior and life makes sense.

But then, I get distracted.

I get worried and consumed by the cares of this world. It's not an accident this happens, it's a choice I make. I expend a lot of energy worrying and fretting when the answer is right in front of my face. Next thing I know, I am in the dark searching for the light switch.

This morning I was reading 1 John 1:6

"If we claim to have fellowship with Him, yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth."

Me? A liar? Ouch!

I know God's heart is for me to always be with Him; mind, body, spirit. I also know that he gives me the choice to make that happen. I love Him for this. He loves me so much He wants me to choose HIM!

I don't want to walk in the dark any more. I want to walk in the Light. I want to be all I can through Him and let the cares and worries of the world take a back seat.

There is so much waiting for me in The Light!