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Let your light shine!


When I heard of the Boston Marathon bombing was very shocked and saddened by the resulting destruction. I think what was shocking for me was to hear that the second suspect is only 19 years old!! 19?? 19??? He is still a teenager, he is probably still in school. Wow 19? What is this world coming to?? What are we doing about things like this? Are we just momentarily shocked and then we go on living our lives because it has not affected us directly? But what if you knew the 19 year old? What if he was a kid in your neighborhood? What if you knew the people who had gotten seriously injured or worse, passed away? I feel we need to start living lives that are empathetic. We need to stop and realize the world does not revolve around our busy lives alone..there is far more to it than that! I was not planing on writing about this but I guess I shall continue as the Spirit leads!

As a Christian who comes across very many young and old people who seem to have lost hope in life what do I have that can change their lives? I have Christ! I have a light I can shine into their lives. Very many times we walk past people who are in obvious pain, not just physical but emotional pain and we do not do anything about it! The 19 year old suspect is now a suspect the damage is already done. But, could we have prevented troubled people from doing such things, or even from committing suicide if we had invested five minutes of our time to talk to them? Could we have prevented these things by shining our light into their lives? A lot of questions we can not answer now!

Things we can do from now own, start with our own family and friends. Teach kids the values you have a Christian! Teach them who Christ is by living a life reflecting of Him and His character. They will surly grow up with a firm foundation, foundation made on the Rock Himself, Jesus Christ! “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.”Proverbs 22:6. And for everyone else, do what you do best, Let your light shine! “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.

Notes

  • Take Time to notice the people around you, they might be waiting for a light to be shone in their lives
  • Christ teaches to share each others burdens, start looking around you will find people close to you are weary from carrying their burden alone!
  • Shine your light to the dark world!!
Stay Blessed<3

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