Mom Heart Moments #305

Walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light.

BEFORE CLAY AND I WERE MARRIED, he used to dabble in creating with stained glass. The image of a lighthouse is one that has always stood out to us as a picture of what we wanted our family to be: beautiful colors shimmering as the light comes through. Yet, if you walk by stained-glass windows in the middle of the night, they’re not very pretty.

Similarly, a soul drained of life doesn’t display much beauty. If the light isn’t shining from within, life isn’t shining without. If I light an oil lamp, it burns beautifully. But when the oil runs out, the flame disappears. In the same way, we are unable to burn and burn without replenishing the oil in our own lamps. And when we fail to shine, the world suffers. It lacks the beauty we are created to bring to it, the beauty intended to help us lead people to Him.

There are many things that drain life from us. Hurry, negativity, illness, natural disasters, and circumstances beyond our control often assault when we’re not expecting them. And then there are the situations intrinsic to being a mom. A feverish baby will need cuddling and cool baths and doses of medicine, often in the middle of the night. A husband needs a listening ear and attention. The kitchen counters have to be wiped down at least once in a while.

There’s nothing wrong with feeling weary, exhausted, and depleted. All of us feel that way sometimes; it is the nature of life in a fallen world. But Jesus has light for you. He wants you to walk with Him, in the light, that the Light of the world may shine through you.

Today, slow down long enough to make space to seek Him by reading His Word and asking to be filled again with His Spirit. You will find He is always willing and able to flood your soul again with light.