Terri's Wellspring

You are the light of the world-like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.  In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.  Matthew 5:14-16

We recently witnessed darkness in America. Intentional harm came to people attending the Boston Marathon, an act of evil. While our attention was focused on Boston, still other evil continued with daily taking of life here and around the world. It could be discouraging if we just listened to the news and all the horror that it flashes in front of our faces each day. But a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reminds us that “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that.” We cannot drive out murder with more murder. We cannot drive out hate with more hate. We as people of God must respond to darkness with light. Light shines brightest with love, understanding, compassion and mercy. Light emanates through acts of kindness and love for our neighbors, whether it is next door or across the planet.  We are the light that must shine bright piercing darkness wherever it is found. Be the Light that shines Bright.

In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone. The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins. I Peter 1:5-9

At times my feeling and emotions run counter to what I know in my heart. This may happen to you too. I know that our God will provide for every need but I may feel a little anxious about one commitment or another. I know that my God is a healer but worry may set in with a negative doctor’s report. I know that God provides peace and calm in the midst of the storm when at times I want to scream at the winds. I have been working on getting better at aligning my emotions with what I know. I want my first response to be based on my knowledge of my Heavenly Father and His promises to His children. I am a child of the King. Peace, love and joy should be evident in my ways, my life and even my emotions. We can mature and deepen our trust in Him and align our what we know with what we feel.