Letting in the Light

Sometimes I feel like it's so hard to relate to people that don't share my same beliefs, morals, and may not be at the same place in their walk with God as I am. Not to say that I don't respect everyone else's opinions, I just found myself getting so frustrated with some of the people around me who don't value the same things or hold the same priorities as I do. It was definitely a reality check in the way that I am reminded that not everyone is going to think or act exactly like me, in fact it may be a very small group of people who I find that I can relate to.

I know that in this world I'm going to be surrounded by people who don't believe in God or don't know Jesus, but it's just so hard when I want everyone to see the world like I do. That sounds so incredibly selfish and conceited, but I definitely don't mean it that way at all... It's just that I have this light in my life that wasn't always necessarily there and it's hard for me to understand why not everyone would want to have this same light in their lives, the light that brings me so much joy. But I have heard it said before that sometimes it's like we're caught in a dark room, you can't just throw open a door or a window and expect someone to be able to see clearly because they'll be blinded; you have to slowly let in individual rays of light and see how they respond.

I guess it's just frustrating because I feel like over the past year my life has changed in such a dramatic way. My priorities have been turned upside down and reorganized in a good way and the way I'm living right now is nothing like I was this time last year. It's just hard for me to wrap my brain around the fact that I changed so much over the past 12 months from this light in my life, yet there's people in my life who are still trapped in those dark rooms, not accepting even the smallest ray of light. Yet at the same time, I understand that they are all at different parts of their walk... It's just hard when I believe so strongly in God and the joy I've found in Him. Maybe this weekend will help me to figure all this out.

And that right there, is exactly what Bible study does to me! Makes me rethink my life and the things around me... It's a good and bad thing all wrapped in one.

All of You is more than enough for all of me, for every thirst and every need. You satisfy me with Your love, and all I have in You is more than enough♥