Monday, August 06, 2007
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Don't Hide Your Light Under A Bowl
There's a message there somewhere. We talk about how being in ministry is like living in a glass bowl, a glass house, etc. Today, I read something I've read tons of times before, but somehow it struck me differently this time.
Right after the famous salt verse, Jesus says in Matthew 5:14, "You are the light that gives light to the world. A city that is built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15) And people don't hide a light under a bowl. They put it on a lampstand so the light shines for all the people in the house. 16) In the same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that they will see the good things you do and will praise your Father in heaven."
It just got me thinking back on a conversation I was having with Exqsme. She was telling me about how Elijah ran and hid, and talked about how God is letting her hide less and less. Don't we all want to hide at times? I know I do. I find myself ducking at times and avoiding people when there's been conflict. It's a shame, because what if the person has issues that God wants to free them from? I sense God wanting me to str-e-e-e-tch. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, and maybe it's w-a-a-a-a-y out of context, but I really think God is telling me to stop hiding out in my bowl.
I just get the sense at times that as pw's we're not all we can be because we let others get to us, whether they be well-meaning or deliberately cruel. I feel a calling to break free, once again, and not be bound up by others -- to minister wholeheartedly with my talents and gifts and be oblivious to (wo)man.
originally posted June 13, 2007 by Moose
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