Turn off the light! I can see too much!

Oct 15 2010


Today I was thinking and remembering three speakers that I have heard the past few mounts. They will seem to have conveniently been on the same flight all going to different destinations. All three told the same story. They were on a plane and heard a little girl say, “Mommy, Mommy turn off the light I can see to much!”

This must have been something that God wanted me hear. Since these three people do not know each other and probably were not traveling together.

Turn off the light!
I can see too much!

See. Seeing. It’s easy to look back and see what I have missed. So often I find myself walking forward only looking at my feet. I really don’t what to trip over something making a fool of myself. I only see what is directly affecting me. What is only directly around me. Only me. Me. I miss all that surrounds me.

In our culture we are encouraged to look out for ourselves. We are consumed with the questions of how can I get ahead? What will I get out of this? How will it benefit me? Will I get hurt because of this? I find myself going through life just looking out for myself. If I don’t like an answer to these questions then that’s it. I will stop. God has so much more planned for us. If we just look around.

Look up! Look up! Oh how I desire to walk no RUN! Looking up. Looking around. To truly see those around me. There is so much around. Happening. Suffering. Starvation. Over indulgence. Understanding . Love. Hate. Life. Death.

Jesus teaches to Love your neighbor as yourself. I believe that God demands us to look up. Look around. Start to observing what is around. I must look around to see who are the people that I live with. Enter into their life journey. Find out what they believe and how they live their life. Try to understand what they live for!

Just think of all the things God could possibly do through you! The possibilities are endless because God is endless!! God saved us so He could do good works through us! Oh man. That is just so amazing to think about!

This I guarantee will be messy and most likely I will get hurt. But finding a way to love those around me is how we can truly enter life.

I must look up and truly see what is around and not ignore it. God demands it. What does looking up look like.

Pray. Listen. Do
Listen to God. Talk to God. Do.

You can skip the middle part if you what. In fact.
Listen to God. Do.

So often, after God tells me to do something. I then talk myself out of it. I find myself reasoning with myself and telling God that it is best that I don’t do it. Whatever it was I was supposed to do. Fear is the driving force behind this.

Fear is what causes me/ us to shut the lights off. To look at my feet. To focus only on me.

Do not be afraid. If God is with you, who can be against you? That’s huge.
Do what you need to do to keep the light on. To keep looking up and focusing on those around you/me.

Do not be afraid to Do what God wants you to do. If God wants you to do it. God will supply what you need to do. Don’t be afraid. Pray for those around you. Be happy. Be sad. Mourn. Live. With those around you. see

I must also remember to let others see me also. So often I spend my time getting to know people I forget to let others know me. I heard a saying the other day that reminded me of this. “You can only be loved by the amount that you let people know you.” I don’t know how said this but I think they are up to something. I don’t what to be hurt again so I will try to spend my time talking to people about themselves and theological issues. This can be a roadblock in letting people know me. Consequently blocking what God can do through me. That’s something I am working on.