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Search-Light / Zoek-Licht

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Like the bright star at Jesus’ birth. Like a light beam on a lighthouse. Or even a flashlight in the darkness, to the smallest little flame of candle light. What God can start in our hearts can start small and grow bigger. Or He stands on your doorstep in a wide open moment. Searching… for us…

Aren’t we searching for wonders, signs around us? Like recently, when thousands are marveling outside in the darkness, over the wonders of the Northern lights. In search of that beauty. If that craving is pulling us, how the more is God’s everlasting Light shining for us… With His promises full of perfection and beautiful peace… Isn’t that pulling you for His love? As a child is scared of the darkness, trusting his parents for guidance; how much the more we can trust our Heavenly Father through difficult, ‘dark’ times in our lives… He is the Light of the world, let His brightness shine for you, through and in you.

For to Him and in Him is all the glory!!

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” (John 8:12)

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. (Eph.5:8)

This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5)

Switching Gears

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We are all born into sin, surrounded by it constantly. There are temptations all around us… Choices are to be made; a big part of the choice is, you either stay in the particular sin(s) – driving the same speed or you switch gears and turn into that different road.

Some roads are or have been long, lonely, hard, continuous, or even an endless road. Some are/were shorter. Though the longer we’re stuck on a long, hard, lonely one, the harder it is to get off and find the one that’s leading to happiness and hope.

Don’t get me wrong, no matter what road you are on in this world, it’ll only lead to destruction if you don’t pay attention. It makes a difference in whom you’re driving that road with… Who’s the guide, leading you where to go? Is it the worldview; where the Devil is let free to tempt and twist the truth? Or is it Jesus, God, who will fill you with hope and love for a better future? Are you alone or are you surrounded by people on the road, whom all come with their own burdens, but whom are having a hope and love. A future without tears, a future where there’s no more pain… Or are we stuck in gear and letting worldly people influence us about the ‘good or bad’.

We all have a conscious. Which I believe is connected to our souls. Where the Holy Spirit meets, where God guides and Jesus saves. But where there is room for the worldly influences and the devil who is trying to keep you from God.

Yes, a sin is a sin. Jesus hates sin. The devil loves sin. But Jesus loves the sinner who requests forgiveness, is ashamed, feels guilty and is looking for love. He wants you to pull of that worldly road and prepare you for the future of hope, with Him as leader and not ourselves…

Don’t walk or drive that lonely road, stuck in gear. Slow down. Give yourself up to God, He’ll lead you to better places, in His time. Not ours, not yours, not my time. Let’s open our tired, weary eyes, have Him carry us, strengthen us. So we may drive the road of life on earth for His glory. Not ours… His.

In the beginning God created all, we did not and cannot. We can’t re-create it for Him either. Satan tries… He twists and turns to make it look all fine and dandy until it leads to destruction. Where in his conscious, he knows, he’ll end up too. Satan wanted to be God, but he isn’t. His verdict is destruction and he’ll try his hardest to break whatever is good and full of love. Taking with him as many as he can. Envy, jealousy and so on, is a destructive road that belongs to the devil. Love joy, peace, but in due time suffering, belong to Jesus.

He gave us others around us, that are on His road, to suffer together in due time. But also to help each other out with love where needed; to endure destruction and to find everlasting peace.

You’re not alone, you never will be. The big question is: with who are you fighting the battle(s)?

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Every Story has Two Sides

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Twisted stories, cover-ups, making others look worse than yourself. What are the motives behind this all? Pride and jealousy are the big items. “Life is like a coin. Pleasure and pain are the two sides. Only one side is visible at a time. But remember that the other side is waiting for its turn.” Because; “Beware of the half truth. You may have gotten hold of the wrong half.” Therefore; ” Don’t justify before you listen to both sides of the story.”

What does God and the Bible teach us about this? Proverbs 18:17 says; ‘The first one to plead his cause seems right, until his neighbor comes and examines him.’ And Proverbs 2 verse 8 says; ‘He guards the paths of justice and preserves the way of His saints.’

God knows all, the truth, the lies and the cover-ups. Though all of these will come to light on the day of judgement. Until then, we can join the Psalmist in Psalm 30:1-5; ‘In You, o Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Your righteousness. Bow down Your ear to me, deliver me speedily; be my rock of refuge, a fortress of defense to save me. For You are my rock and fortress; therefor, for Your name’s sake, lead me and guide me. Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, for You are my strength. Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, o Lord God of truth.

So how can we read this? “All the lies people tell just to cover up the truth that reveals itself in the end.” Since; “Its almost always the cover-up rather than the event that causes trouble.”

“How can we smile, when a smile is like a band-aid, it can cover up the pain but it will still hurt.” The answer is: Hold on to the truth!! For; “Every time you thought of giving up, remind yourself what kept you holding on.”

What’s your, my purpose? To be a light in this world. Being examples in the truth. For He, Himself said in Jeremiah 29:11; ‘For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.’