“I’m afraid that if I step into the light, you’ll see who I really am”, and so we hide. Afraid that if someone saw us for who we truly are, we would be less adorned, less important, less liked, less Loved.
Matthew 5:14-16
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
We put way to much importance on ourselves. This mindset causes us to be overly concerned with how others perceive us. We forget that the things that are so impressive or the things that stand out about ourselves to people are not things in which we can take credit for anyway. The light that shines through you is that of the Father. That light that shines through you may look different from how it shines through me. But let us not forget that it’s not our light that the people see but God shining through us.
God uses His people to shine light into the lives of those who are in the darkness. Howbeit of you to think that it somehow you that saved a soul or you that people want to be around. Not that you aren't interesting, but let’s face it, your made from the same dust that the rest of us was formed from. It’s the anointing over your life that the people are attracted to. It’s the Holy Spirit that abides in us which draws people to us.
Grab and go: We put so much pressure on ourselves to live up to the standard of what others expect from us, that we cover up the light within ourselves. We use things like drugs to so call enhance our attributes. We use makeup and working out to the do the same. I’m not saying to stop working out or stop wearing makeup. But when these things become vital to your self-esteem, essential to your everyday walk, they become bushels that cover your light. Not to single anyone out but to the reader just because I may not have mentioned the thing that you’re using as your bushel, that doesn't mean that you’re excluded. Luke 11:33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
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