Cling To The Light
“They hate the light because they want to sin in the darkness. They stay away from the light for fear their sins will be exposed and they will be punished.” -- John 3:20
Sometimes the weight of the pain threatens to crush my very soul. Darkness bears down on me, taking away my very breath. I can’t imagine surviving the moment, let alone the endless moments yet to come.
I cry out to God and He hears me. His voice comforts me, strengthening my soul. His peace washes over me and calms me. Light rushes through me and I know that, once again, I will survive.
Some people have horrible memories that haunt them every day. Some experiences are so traumatic, so heartbreaking, that they change you forever. They force us to learn how dark a human soul can become and how bitter the taste on an innocent human being.
Other people live daily with abuse. It could be a spouse who uses his/her tongue as a whip. It could be a boss who does the same. It might be parents or siblings or, in the case of the elderly, a child who abuses a helpless parent.
It’s easy to say “get over it.” Perhaps it’s even easier to say “just leave.” But life isn’t so simple and options are sometimes not available. God never promised to keep us from bad experiences, from hatred and greed and abuse. He did promise to be with us through it all.
We are to honor those around us, particularly family members. That’s what the Bible and the preachers tell us. But for some that means honoring their abusers and that was never part of God‘s plan. How quick we judge what the darkness hides.
Jesus came so that we might have light to free us from the darkness that threatens our souls. We cling to it, to a Savior who came and will come again. But some days the darkness threatens us and we worry if it will consume us, reducing us to nothing more than what it claims we are.
The darkness tells us we are alone, suffering with no way out. Yet Jesus says to do what is right, to refuse the lure of darkness, to trust Him. And I do. How about you? Do you trust Jesus to carry you through the darkness and back into the light?
Jesus came to save us from the evil that lurks in the darkness. All we have to do is cry out to Him and there He is. Don’t suffer in silence anymore. Speak up. Cry out. Cling to the One who
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