God's Shining Lights....



     The other night I watched the movie I'm Not Ashamed.   It’s the story of Rachel Joy Scott, a student at Columbine High School shot and killed during the April 1999 school shooting.   She was targeted because of her faith, because she was a Christian, who refused to back down from her beliefs.   Did she struggle with her faith at times?  Yes.  Was she mocked by her peers because she was a Christian?  Yep.  Did she ever think it wasn't worth it? Yeah.  But God used her and her story to change lives. 

      While watching I'm Not Ashamed I realized I want to be one of those whose faith is so strong she stands out to others and they see her faith and want it too, and if being mocked and treated badly for standing for what's right, and being different in every way means losing friends so be it.   I want friends around me that'll strengthen my faith and help me grow as a person and as a Christian.  Sure it'll be hard, but God uses those times to bring us closer to him and let him use us for his glory.   I want to step out and be one of those that’ll change the world.  If that makes me seem "weird", go right ahead and mock, but I'm not going to back down from doing what's right.  

      I don’t want to be one of the ones that just sits along the sidelines when there’s something I can do to help.   I want to be someone who has God’s light in her and will draw others to Him.   Rachel said "I'm NOT going to hide the light that God has put in me."  

    How many people will be drawn to God if we all just took that first step outside our comfort zone to talk to someone who needs God's light in their life?  When you’re out (whether you're at the mall, or the store, park, ect.) ask God to lead you to someone who looks like they need a little hope.  Listen to them and then ask to pray with/for them.  Ask God to use you as one of his shining lights.  

“Tomorrow’s not a promise, but a chance.  You just might start a chain reaction.”~ Rachel Joy Scott.
                                     

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