A Prayer to Assist Us via the Chilly, Darkish Nights of Winter
By Lynette Kittle
Bible Studying: “The sunshine shines within the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” – John 1:5
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Winter months with prolonged darkness and colder temperatures can typically go away us feeling alone and low. Like non secular darkness, bodily darkness has a heaviness to it that may have an effect on how we really feel, however we don’t must let it.
Whether or not summer season or winter, as a result of Jesus is the Gentle of the World, irrespective of the situation of the bodily world surrounding us, we are able to indulge in His gentle, day and night time.“When Jesus spoke once more to the folks, He stated, ‘I’m the sunshine of the world. Whoever follows Me won’t ever stroll in darkness, however could have the sunshine of life’” (John 8:12).
So it’s pure as believers in Jesus Christ to shrink back, even run, from darkness; as 1 Thessalonians 5:5 explains, we’re drawn to gentle. “You might be all youngsters of the sunshine and kids of the day. We don’t belong to the night time or to the darkness.”
Darkness No Longer Has a Maintain over Us
Earlier than receiving Christ as our Savior, darkness had a rightful maintain over us due to Adam’s sin, however as soon as Jesus got here into the world and freed us from its grip, it now not has the facility to restrain us. As Jesus explains,” I’ve come into the world as a lightweight, in order that nobody who believes in Me ought to keep in darkness” (John 12:46).
When darkness tries to overhaul us, we have to keep in mind, as 1 John 1:5 explains additional, “That is the message we now have heard from Him and declare to you: God is gentle; in Him there isn’t a darkness in any respect.”
5 Methods to Chase Away the Darkness
So how can we escape the darkness when feeling low? The next are 5 methods to chase it away.
1. Obtain God’s life via Jesus. Receiving Christ, and the life He gives us, is the in the beginning approach to push back darkness as a result of, “In Him was life, and that life was the sunshine of all mankind” (John 1:4).
2. Search God’s reality as a result of truth and lightweight stroll hand in hand. Like Jesus stated in John 3:21, “However whoever lives by the reality comes into the sunshine, in order that it could be seen plainly that what they’ve finished has been finished within the sight of God.”
3. Learn, examine, and listen to God’s phrase. The Phrase of God shines His gentle brightly into our lives, as 2 Corinthians 4:6 explains, “For God, who stated, ‘Let gentle shine out of darkness,’ made His gentle shine in our hearts to provide us the sunshine of the data of God’s glory displayed within the face of Christ.”
4. Spend time with different Christians. Spending time discussing, learning, and sharing God’s phrase with different believers helps us to remain in His gentle.1 John 1:7 explains, “But when we stroll within the gentle, as He’s within the gentle, we now have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.”
5. Select to shine our gentle. If ever feeling loaded down by darkness, Jesus offers us the flexibility to interrupt via it to dwell in His gentle. So even in what could really feel like our darkest of days, God reminds us, “You’re the gentle of the world. A city constructed on a hill can’t be hidden.” (Matthew 5:14).
Ephesians 5:8 urges us to decide on to dwell in His gentle. “For you have been as soon as darkness, however now you’re gentle within the Lord. Reside as youngsters of sunshine.”
Once we select to shine, the enemy of our souls is defeated and God is glorified. “In the identical method, let your gentle shine earlier than others, that they might see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).
Let’s Pray:
Expensive Father,
Allow us to search You throughout the chilly, darkish days of winter and switch our faces and focus in the direction of You. Assist us to humble ourselves to obtain Your life, search Your reality, learn, examine, and listen to Your phrase, together with discovering fellowship with different believers.
Strengthen us to look to You in instances after we could really feel like darkness is attempting to overhaul us and to let Your gentle shine in our hearts to beat all of the darkness we could face within the coming months and years.
In Jesus’ identify,
Amen
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Lynette Kittle is married with 4 daughters. She enjoys writing about religion, marriage, parenting, relationships, and life. Her writing has been printed by Give attention to the Household, Resolution, Right now’s Christian Girl, kirkcameron.com, Ungrind.org, StartMarriageRight.com, and extra. She has a M.A. in Communication from Regent College and serves as affiliate producer for Soul Check TV.
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