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Day 38 – Photo Inspiration —
\nThis was a random photo that inspired me a few days ago,.  I tweaked it a little and made it my own as I thought about how the “darkness” was taking over way too many of my friends’ lives.  A couple of days ago, I read where a friend’s little girl was very afraid of the dark.  And, a few days ago, I heard a friend say, “I’m too hurt to to try again.”  Today, I saw the shades in my friend’s home.  Seemed she was preferring the darkness.   Each of these precious people, and perhaps, some of you, need to hear these words today.  The darkness is afraid of your light and when your light shines brightly…..the darkness will run in fear. <\/p>\n

I heard Australian speaker, Christine Caine, tell this story about her little girl.  “When my daughter, Sophia Joyce, was very young, we were shopping at a Wal-Mart. We love America for your Wal-Marts! It\u2019s the only place I know of where I can get a casserole and a flat-screen TV at 3:00 a.m.  Sophie wanted a flashlight and had the perfect one picked out. Unfortunately Wal-Mart\u2019s florescent lighting doesn\u2019t make for the best conditions to test out a flashlight. At the register, she was so excited to go home and try out her new little gadget. She said, \u201cCome on, Mum! Let\u2019s go find some darkness.\u201d  The lady at the register must have thought I was crazy. I was so excited about the insight of my little girl in that moment. I gave her the whole spiel!  \u201cSophia, what you just said shows more spiritual maturity than most Christians ever reach. We will absolutely go find some darkness!\u201d<\/p>\n

And, that precious story speaks volumes about us and our lights.  Often, we are so introspective about our fears, anxieties, and the darkness around us, that we fail to realize we don’t have to stay there…..in that darkness.  We can literally counterattack that darkness by turning on THE LIGHT within us, and when we do that — we will shine so bright that the darkness just can’t stay.  And, the best part?  Not only will the darkness be dispeled in our lives…it will light up the world around us.  So, as Christine told her little girl……let’s go find some darkness and turn our LIGHTS on brightly and just see the change we’ll make for ourselves and those around us today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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