It's sort of funny, I think, the way that we choose to look at things.
<< See, here's a photograph of some lights that I have. I really like these lights, because they are soft and light up the room in their own little way. I think I could look at this picture in two ways. On the one hand, I could see the overwhelming presence of darkness, and the way that it dominates the foreground. But, if you see where I'm going with this, I could also choose to see the light. Because what's interesting about this is not the simplicity of light and dark; it's the way that the light comes out of the dark. The light is ever present, commanding our attention. And yet, I think sometimes, the greater presence of darkness overwhelms us. What's funny is that we have the choice of what to look at- the light or the dark. Sometimes though, I forget that looking at the light is an option. I settle for the lesser parts of life, and I resist joy. I couldn't tell you why. But this is something that I learned today; each day, we are faced with a decision. Whether to rejoice, or to dwell in the darkness. To praise God, or to doubt him. I just want to live in the light, for the rest of my days. And when you think about it that way, why would we choose anything but?
<< See, here's a photograph of some lights that I have. I really like these lights, because they are soft and light up the room in their own little way. I think I could look at this picture in two ways. On the one hand, I could see the overwhelming presence of darkness, and the way that it dominates the foreground. But, if you see where I'm going with this, I could also choose to see the light. Because what's interesting about this is not the simplicity of light and dark; it's the way that the light comes out of the dark. The light is ever present, commanding our attention. And yet, I think sometimes, the greater presence of darkness overwhelms us. What's funny is that we have the choice of what to look at- the light or the dark. Sometimes though, I forget that looking at the light is an option. I settle for the lesser parts of life, and I resist joy. I couldn't tell you why. But this is something that I learned today; each day, we are faced with a decision. Whether to rejoice, or to dwell in the darkness. To praise God, or to doubt him. I just want to live in the light, for the rest of my days. And when you think about it that way, why would we choose anything but?