You Can't Be A Beacon . . .
You Can’t Be A Beacon
(Chorus)
You can’t be a beacon if your light don’t shine
You can’t be a beacon if your light don’t shine
There’s a little light in all of us by God’s design
But you can’t be a beacon if your light don’t shine
How can you ask for the truth
When you do not truthful live
How can you ask forgiveness
When you don’t forgive
I don’t mean to bring you down or speak to you unkind
But you can’t be a beacon if your light don’t shine
(Repeat chorus)
How can you ask a child to be honest and true?
When he can only judge what’s right by what he sees in you
How can you offer vision, yet walk around blind
No you can’t be a beacon if your light don’t shine.
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In the video, at the end she sing "You can be a beacon, if you let your light shine. I like this version because when our son was a baby, we went to my grandmother's in Georgia and went to the Atlanta Speedway for a concert. She was one of the singers there.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Does My Light Shine? RJD # 17
I often wonder if my actions and my habits allow others to see God, to seek the Lord, and to worship Him. If someone were to ask me, I’d have to say that I fall short in this. The following lists my thoughts on how a Christian should conduct himself or herself. I DO want my light to reflect Him.
"Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise you Father in heaven.”
*God wants
us to be transparent. He desires us to model His attributes in our daily lives.
*When we
encounter another person who is experiencing difficulties, our Father expects
us to treat that individual as He would- with patience, kindness, and agape
love but without judgment.
*In
business, we are to think of the other party in the arrangement. Partnerships
have been dissolved over prideful thoughts and actions.
*In
personal relationships, we need to remember to honor confidences and respect
boundaries. We should learn to not entertain thoughts or listen to stories that
could cause potential hurt to a friend.
*We
should refrain from stating our opinion when it can cause another to fall.
At times, I find myself falling short of these guidelines. I’m like the Apostle Paul. I am not able to do what I want but do what I don’t want. In reality, I believe all believers struggle with this issue of living out their beliefs all the time.
“Let your
light shine.”
Linking to :beneaththesurface-dawn.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Grow in Grace
“. . . grow in the grace and knowledge of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ .
To him be glory
both now and forever. Amen.” 2 Peter 3:18 (NIV)
Children of God should grow each day. Our new growth
strengthens our beliefs. Even when we have times of questioning we come out
stronger.
In 1996, my
husband, our son and I helped move my dad and stepmother into a nice brick home
from a mobile home. They had lived in the country for about 25 years. Both of
them had developed major health issues and Dad wanted them to be located where
help could get to them quickly if needed.
Two months later, my stepmother and her sister stopped by
our home. They had just come from the doctor’s office at the hospital down the
street. My stepmother, Ginny, had been told she had Breast Cancer again. In
1989, she had a mastectomy. With this reoccurrence, she knew she couldn’t have
surgery. They asked me to take her to her appointments-doctor and treatment.
Dad could not drive at that time.
I agreed to help them.
They had just moved into a beautiful house. My dad was right
at one year post-op from heart bypass surgery. WHY? WHY HER? WHY AGAIN? WHY
NOW?
Each day I drove to their home I passed the Christian Family
bookstore. On their electronic sign was this scripture: “For I know the plans I
have for you. . . plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope
and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
God doesn’t always answer our questions. Instead, He chooses to walk beside us, to strengthen us, to teach us as we travel through this life. He makes our lives richer when we honestly seek Him. He does this as we grow in His great love.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Approach with Confidence
“Let us then approach the throne of grace with
confidence,
so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us
in our time of need.”
Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)
“. . . approach the throne of grace . . .”
God is not someone we have to worship from afar. We don’t
have to cower behind someone else. He tells us to come to Him and lay our
burdens at His feet.
“. . . with
confidence . . .” We don’t have to bite our nails or stammer about why we
have come to Him. He expects us. He knows our need but He wants us to express
it so that we realize our lack.
“. . . so that we may
receive mercy . . .” We desire mercy. We approach Him humbly. We seek His
forgiveness, His healing, or His comfort. We receive what we what we don’t ask
for.
“. . . find grace to
help us. . .” God grants us grace by not giving us what we deserve. He does
this because of His great love for us. Where would any of us be without God’s
grace?
“. . . in our time of need.” We all go through times of stress, hardship, and struggle
As I understand it, when a foreign dignitary goes to Britain ,
the highest honor that person can receive is an audience with the Queen. When
we go before the throne of God, he grants us a chance to be heard, a time to
present our case. Not to offend the British people or anyone who has been
presented to the Queen of England, we present ourselves to the Lord of All. He
takes time for us. He listens to our pleas. He responds with mercy and grace.
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