Let Go of That Extra Weight

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we continue our Advent 2020 prayers. Today we are reading out of Matthew 5:14-16 which says "14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."

"In this verse, Jesus is talking. He tells us “You are the light of the world”. So often we walk around, not as if we are the light of this world, but as if we were carrying the weight of this world.

We walk around nervous, and always stressed. Everything needs to be done fast. We live on IG. We see small pockets of perfect images in a persons life and we compare them to ours. Election season had us all nervous. Natural disasters shakes us to our core. The pandemic knocked us all off our feet and made us reimagine how to work and live in a socially distanced world.

I love that this verse continues to say a town built on a hill cannot be hidden. I am not sure if you’ve ever driven through a mountain, but if you have and you look up, you can spot that big beautiful house on the top of the mountain a mile away. Jesus continues to illustrate the example of a lamp in a house. We don’t cover it, no we allow it to shed light for the whole house.

In the same way, the light inside of us - you know, the one that was sparked by God alone, must shone for that the world can see the goodness of God at work in your life. This is why I constantly celebrate both my valleys and my mountain tops. I share my testimony. I hope you share yours. Extend the grace God gave you to others. Serve others as He served you in your life. Become the hands and feet of Jesus."

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