Using the Light of Christ to Let Go of What Weighs Us Down
When I sit down to write on my blog I never know beforehand what I will write. I literally type whatever comes to my mind. I blog more for myself than for anyone else, because I learn so much from what I write. I don't exactly know how it works, I just know that it does.
Today I feel guided to write about light. Not just physical light, but spiritual light... the illumination of things that once seemed dark. I want to write about the importance of experiencing the contrast between light and dark. Darkness is a breeding ground for all of the low vibration emotions (fear, sadness, anger, anxiety, etc.). It is in the darkness that we must confront all that we try to bury inside ourselves. We have things we keep inside us with hope that it will always stay below the surface. We keep them buried in the shadows. We keep our insecurities stuffed within, only to have them eat us alive from the inside out... because honestly, things were never meant to stay hidden. God never intended for us to be in the dark. He is light and by drawing close to Him, we immerse ourselves deeper into the light. I think it is a purifying process to grow closer to God, because in so doing, we expose our darkness to the light. Things that were hidden find a way of coming to the surface. They become exposed in the presence of God. It isn't in a way to bring guilt or shame, but its purpose is to address them and release them. In order to feel "lighter" we must let go of what weighs us down.
Life can be hard and unfair, we often make mistakes and carry regrets. We try to make peace with who we are and what we have become, but we can't genuinely do that without releasing all the things that no longer serve us. We want to change, yet many times we aren't willing to let go of the things holding us back. Its scary confronting all the things you don't like... the things that bring up the low vibration emotions within us. Its quite terrifying to get real with ourselves and face all the experiences that we wish never happened. The interesting thing about all of this, is that all of those experiences shaped you into who you are now. Every single mistake guided you to a path that was meant to help you develop into something more. They were pathways of learning that we walked down in order to understand more fully who we are and the potential of what we can become. Bringing these to the light... drawing closer to God... helps us to see the value of all of our experiences (not just the happy ones!).
There's beauty in learning to bring everything to the light, because just as Christ always does, He heals us. He takes our pain, our burdens, our shame and guilt, our fear, our insecurities, our sadness and he turns them into strength, empathy, compassion, and love. It is through Christ that we can turn our weaknesses into strengths by allowing the experiences we tried so hard to hide to become part of the story we now share. We relate to others on a more personal level. We are able to help those who are going through similar things. We become the light we sought after.
This purification process is often overlooked and under-discussed. However, its critical... absolutely essential to becoming more like Christ. You must first release what hides in the dark in order to allow for more light. As we release what is in the dark, we make more space for God in our lives.
My goal for this year is to confront the darkness, see it for what it is, and let it go. I plan to make peace with all my experiences and see them for what they are; stepping stones to help me reach my potential. It is my intention to allow for imperfection while knowing it is my choice to release what holds me back... to become aware of what I cannot see, and bring it to the light. It is through this process that I plan to draw closer to God and discover more of who He already sees me as. I will become lighter as I let go of the darkness that weighs me down.
Today I feel guided to write about light. Not just physical light, but spiritual light... the illumination of things that once seemed dark. I want to write about the importance of experiencing the contrast between light and dark. Darkness is a breeding ground for all of the low vibration emotions (fear, sadness, anger, anxiety, etc.). It is in the darkness that we must confront all that we try to bury inside ourselves. We have things we keep inside us with hope that it will always stay below the surface. We keep them buried in the shadows. We keep our insecurities stuffed within, only to have them eat us alive from the inside out... because honestly, things were never meant to stay hidden. God never intended for us to be in the dark. He is light and by drawing close to Him, we immerse ourselves deeper into the light. I think it is a purifying process to grow closer to God, because in so doing, we expose our darkness to the light. Things that were hidden find a way of coming to the surface. They become exposed in the presence of God. It isn't in a way to bring guilt or shame, but its purpose is to address them and release them. In order to feel "lighter" we must let go of what weighs us down.
Life can be hard and unfair, we often make mistakes and carry regrets. We try to make peace with who we are and what we have become, but we can't genuinely do that without releasing all the things that no longer serve us. We want to change, yet many times we aren't willing to let go of the things holding us back. Its scary confronting all the things you don't like... the things that bring up the low vibration emotions within us. Its quite terrifying to get real with ourselves and face all the experiences that we wish never happened. The interesting thing about all of this, is that all of those experiences shaped you into who you are now. Every single mistake guided you to a path that was meant to help you develop into something more. They were pathways of learning that we walked down in order to understand more fully who we are and the potential of what we can become. Bringing these to the light... drawing closer to God... helps us to see the value of all of our experiences (not just the happy ones!).
There's beauty in learning to bring everything to the light, because just as Christ always does, He heals us. He takes our pain, our burdens, our shame and guilt, our fear, our insecurities, our sadness and he turns them into strength, empathy, compassion, and love. It is through Christ that we can turn our weaknesses into strengths by allowing the experiences we tried so hard to hide to become part of the story we now share. We relate to others on a more personal level. We are able to help those who are going through similar things. We become the light we sought after.
This purification process is often overlooked and under-discussed. However, its critical... absolutely essential to becoming more like Christ. You must first release what hides in the dark in order to allow for more light. As we release what is in the dark, we make more space for God in our lives.
My goal for this year is to confront the darkness, see it for what it is, and let it go. I plan to make peace with all my experiences and see them for what they are; stepping stones to help me reach my potential. It is my intention to allow for imperfection while knowing it is my choice to release what holds me back... to become aware of what I cannot see, and bring it to the light. It is through this process that I plan to draw closer to God and discover more of who He already sees me as. I will become lighter as I let go of the darkness that weighs me down.
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