Light

How do we live our life? Is our life one full of light and hope or one where darkness and worry prevail? What are you full of - light or darkness? If we are full of light we will live with the knowing that God is for us. God is beauty, love, kindness, expansive, and creative. If we know this we will look for the beautiful things in life, be kind to those around us, love those who need forgiveness, look to expand our lives for the good of those around us, and be creative with our lives and use the talents we have been given. Our whole life and body will be full of light. However, we can also be full of darkness. We can look for what we can get out of life and others, rather than what we can give. We can distrust those around us and believe that we live in a harmful universe. This leads us to anger, hatred, bitterness, and selfishness. This leads to a life and body that is full of darkness and depression.
If you have ever entered a dark room and turn on the light, light fills the whole room, darkness cannot stay. The same is true of thoughts and feelings. Fear cannot be in the same place as hope. Worry cannot be in the same place as faith.

Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. We love each other because he loved us first. I John 4:18-19

Today see what comes out of your life. Are you full of darkness or light? Are you able to examine your thoughts and take them captive? Once you take your thoughts captive are you able to believe and know something different about God and your connection to God - Are you able to change the thought? Does this bring light? Does it fill you with hope and love rather than fear and worry? Try it, practice it? What could be the worst thing that would happen? Maybe your inner life would be filled with light and life casting the rest of the world around in light and life.

"No one lights a lamp, then hides it in a drawer. It's put on a lamp stand so those entering the room have light to see where they're going. Your eye is a lamp, lighting up your whole body. If you live wide-eyed in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. Keep your eyes open, your lamp burning, so you don't get musty and murky. Keep your life as well-lighted as your best-lighted room." Luke 11:33-36

Namaste'