I'm going to let it shine

Do you remember that nursery song This little light of mine I'm gonna let it shine? It's a cute little song we sing as children in church but we brush it off as childrens play when we become adults. Today as I was trying to write a post on expanding the kingdom of God when this song started running through my head. It was Gods way of telling me how to bring people to Him, by letting my light shine. Lets all let our light (Jesus) shine!

We need to let Jesus shine out of us and not hide it. Easier said then done in the society we live in today. Jesus is soo not cool these days. Even his name is met with hate. I would go as far as to say that Christians are almost considered a hate group by some! So what do we do? How can we let our light shine? How can we not be embarrassed of our faith and let Jesus shine through? What are ways to show Jesus?

If God is love (1 John 4:8) then Jesus is love which means we should let love shine through us.
What is love? It is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on it's own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7.
Yikes conviction city!!! Think about it, the world is opposite of all that. Scrolling through the social websites will show us that. It will also show us that love is what people crave most of all.

Whats better then showing love, being all the things love is. Standing out and shining with the Light of Jesus! Who doesn't want to be around that or want to be that themselves.

The word is God and Jesus is the word living. John 1:1, 14. So in order to share Jesus we should know the word of God. Just pick up a Bible and read. Ask God to speak to you through His words. You might also buy a devotional or download a devotional app on your smartphone to help you get into the word. Please do not overwhelm yourself with feeling the need to be an immediate Bible scholar. Read where He leads, a verse, a chapter, a book, a testament. Just start reading. Once you get into the word and talking to God about it, you will start living it.When you start living it people will notice and thats just what we want the world to see, the Word alive!

Well thats all I can share today. I dont think the baby can take me looking at this computer any longer :)

Love,
Ashley Brewer