SHINE

I think I am a good mother. I love my girls, listen to them and point them to Jesus but I will never get it all right. Whether it’s parenting, marriage, our job or our relationships, we will never do it all right. We are not perfect and never will be. If we were perfect we wouldn't need Jesus. Jesus came to earth to die for us because we are sinful. Colossians 2: 13-14, "When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross."

People don't need a perfect person to preach sermons, they need to be attracted to the light of Jesus shining. Matthew 5: 16, "In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Jesus calls us to share His good news of what He has done in our life and not keep it to ourselves. He says we are to let our good deeds speak the sermon, good deeds that glorify God instead of us. Jesus says we need to do good quietly. We don't have to be able to quote scripture! Jesus tells us that God’s good news is as alluring and essential as salt and light. We don't have to be whole to shine! We just have to be willing to share what God has done in our life!

"And the moon said to me, my darling you don't have to be whole to shine!"