What My Earrings Reminded Me To Do

A while ago I was singing to Lochlan before laying him down in his crib (in the dark) and he started batting at my earrings. I thought to myself, "That's odd. Why would he focus on my earrings of all things... in the dark?" He wouldn't let up. So I pulled off my earring and saw that it totally glowed! I had bought and made glow in the dark earrings and didn't even know it for several months! They look really pretty in the daylight: clear with blue specks inside. I liked them then (which is why I bought them) but I liked them even more now!

What a nice surprise :)

Anyway, this reminded me of something I learned long ago. I was in an adult Sunday school class and was learning about how to really study the Bible. The teacher was having us go through a New Testament book and was reviewing some of the major themes.

The one I remember was when he was talking about the Holy Spirit. He held up two rubber balls. They looked the same. They both looked kinda yellowish. They were the same size. But when he turned out the lights, only one glowed bright.

He was showing that the one that was brightly glowing was the one that had been subjected to the light source (a flashlight). But the other one only had a faint light. Both had the capacity to glow within the ball. But they had vastly different results based on where they had "spent their time."

His point was that when we accept Christ He freely gives us the Holy Spirit. All Christians have Him indwelling within us. But when we don't spend time in God's Word we won't glow as brightly. The more time we spend praying and reading and seeking Him, the more brightly we glow.

The world notices.  We need to be a light to the world. Jesus chooses to let us be involved in His work as His ambassadors. It's a privilege.

My earrings remind me to consistently spend time in the Bible. I have this amazing privilege that has been given to me to be a light to the World and to shine for Him. But when I am inconsistent, apathetic, and lazy about my walk, my light grows so dim it's hard to tell that I am a Christian at all.

Occasionally Lochlan will turn on the porch light in the middle of the day. Whenever I see it on, it reminds me that we are a light, but if it's only shining in the bright light of the day, it doesn't do much good. We need to be ready to shine in the darkness.

These little analogies encourage me to do that. I still forget... too often. But when I see my earrings glow in the darkness of the bathroom mirror right before I turn on the light or see the porch light on in the middle of the day, it reminds me that I can and should be a light... and that it's a privilege... and that it's attractive in a dark world that is stumbling around trying to make sense of it all.

I have enjoyed the song by Brandon Heath "You Put the Light in Me"

Pause the music below and enjoy the Truth of this song.