16 Jun
Into The Light…”
Being trapped in a dark room is a terrifying experience. The sensation of total blackness overwhelms you. You can’t tell which way is up and which is down, where you are going and where you have been, or even what lies just ahead of you. The less we see, the less we have control over. A dark room is filled with uncertainties, and it is not a place we want to find ourselves in.
I remember sharing a room with some of my siblings and cousins on a summer trip years ago. We all piled into a room filled with bunk-beds for the night, but sleep never came to me. When I was a kid, I was always the last one to fall asleep at sleep-overs, and things had changed little since then. I have also found it hard to sleep in foreign surroundings, and such was the case that night. As the sound of snoring started to fill the room, I sat in my bed wide awake. After what seemed like an eternity, I decided I couldn’t take it anymore. I figured I stood a better chance of getting some sleep on the couch in the next room, so I got out of my bed and headed towards the door. However, the second my feet hit the floor I lost all my bearings. Never had I been in a room so utterly dark, and I started to panic. I desperately reached out for something to grab on to but found nothing. The noises in the room seemed to get louder and the blackness thicker. I had no idea where I had come from or where I was going. The minutes dragged on as I stumbled through that room, terror gripping my stomach, until I finally cried out to God. With tears streaming down my face, I begged God to save me from the weight of the darkness around me…and there was the door. I turned the handle and stepped into the light, and never had I known such freedom.
The world is a dark place. I only need to skim the front page of a newspaper to know that evil runs rampant in our world. People are lost and are desperately searching for answers to their pain and hopelessness. Where can we find freedom from this darkness? Where is the light? God wants to call us out of the darkness and into the light (1 Peter 2:9). We are so lost in the shadows that we can’t even find the door, but Jesus is there to lead us to the light. Life is filled with evil, but there is One who will guide us. We don’t have to live in confusion anymore! Have you let Jesus guide you to the light, or are you still stumbling through the darkness?
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About the Author
Mike Blackaby is a 22 year old student who plays guitar in a rock band, loves to snowboard, play hockey, and cheers for the Colorado Avalanche. He is terrified of spiders, but loves reading fantasy novels, watching movies, taking road trips, building camp fires, and will do any roller coaster if someone goes with him. You can contact him via Facebook.
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