My Eternal Guide, for so long I have yearned for Your light to shine into my darkness and remove the confusion and emptiness. I waited in the dark for something or someone to come into my life to guide me. It was truth and You that I wanted … though I did not recognize what it was that I needed. And then, almost magically, You came into my life and a ray of light shined into my darkness and it led me to You. Now I am able, like a germinating seed, to draw from Your light the help I need to grow and mature. O, how I longed for peace in a world troubled by so many things. Your light has caused the darkness of the world to disappear and I’m able to hope again to see a better way for my life. No longer do I worry, despair and fear over the things that will turn my life into bedlam because Your truth has given me a backbone and I’ve learned to stand on Your power and might.
For a long time I yearned for You to feed my soul, strengthen my resolve and enrich my spirit for the long journey of life. I knew that more of You would nourish my “inner man” and cause him to grow. My whole being thirsted for Your goodness and direction for my life. I could not see through the fog that surrounded me, but Your light was a beacon showing me the way to go. To feel safe, I needed Your protective covering and Your tender love. I now feel able to bask in the light of Your presence. Until I encountered You, I never saw You as a source of light … but, You are. Your Word provides the entrance of Your light into my life and it encourages me to become like You. The light of Your presence draws me out of myself and helps me focus on others. When You speak to me, I see the depth of Your words and the possibilities they hold. The warmth of Your light is better than the cold, harshness of the dark.
You are truly the “Light of the World”, showing Your creation a better way. In Your light, You dispense gifts to Your people for their use in becoming rays of Your light to others … so that they too can be guided out of darkness. Many people, who were like me, yearned for Your goodness, justice and truth … whether they knew it or not. Like the sun, You radiate the things they needed for growth and maturity. My prayer for myself and my fellow man is that You will be our light … shining into our hearts … extinguishing the darkness … and revealing a better way for our lives. I know that if I remain close to You, I will come to know You more intimately and Your words will provide the power to set me free. Like with a plant, it is Your light that allows me to grow into Your likeness. Shine upon me each day so that I may clearly see the path You’ve chosen for me. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”