Dumsor Reflections

It’s six pm. You’ve had a long and tiring day. You leave the lecture hall as fast as you can, thinking about taking a bath, eating and relaxing in your room. But immediately you get to your room, the lights go out. “Ohhh ECG!” You probably scream.

But go out for a while. Do you see something? Have you noticed that the nights the lights are out, the lights of the moon and stars are more easily seen and are brighter and more beautiful? Have you ever paused to reflect on that? In this world, we’ve surrounded ourselves with so many things and put on our artificial lights so bright that they create a haze around us and the light of God is not able to shine as brightly as it should in our lives.

All the activities we’re doing are good, but if in the end they don’t leave us with time to fellowship with God, then it’s all vanity. It’s good to give in to your cravings and pamper yourself once in a while but when the desires of the flesh don’t allow you to exercise self-control and hinder you from serving God well, it’s time to put off your lights. It may be fine to rely on our own knowledge and experience when dealing with issues, but when the Holy Spirit is not your ultimate guide, it’s time to put off your lights and let God’s light shine in your life.

When we place the focus on God, when we don’t think we can do things on our own, but humbly rely on Him, then we can do all things. We are the light of the world, but we can only reflect the light we receive from God. When our lights are off, that’s when God’s light shines best. More of Him and less of us.

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