An anchor for New Years Eve

On this last day of an old, almost expired year, you may be thinking about things you want to leave behind and things you want to carry forward. Here is a truth to bring with you into the new year...

Whatever darkness has crossed your path this year, whatever darkness you may still be inside of that won't magically disappear when the clock strikes midnight tonight...

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞.

Yes, right there inside of your dark place, like a beacon of hope lifting your eyes to THE truth.

Even after the nativities disappear, and the sparkling Christmas lights come down, the Spirit of Jesus’ life will still shine on inside of you who have believed.

Even if you have felt the darkness of doubt seeping into your faith spaces, know this...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

You may not feel strong, you may shake inside the bitter cold the darkness brings, but be assured of this....

The light we are talking about

is not the physical sun

it is not a warm fuzzy feeling

it is not an emotional high

it is not circumstances changing and going your way

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

For it is written, "In him (Jesus) was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."

Whatever darkness you are experiencing can NEVER take away the light of the eternal state of your soul.

Even if you struggle to believe these truths, even if you have been in a crisis of belief, know this...

your dark emotional downward spiral is not black enough to overcome the brilliance of your salvation!

Even if you think it is, I assure you, with ALL confidence,... it is not.

Perhaps you might accept this invitation even now to whisper inside...

Regardless of how I feel physically, emotionally, mentally, or relationally, Jesus is here in this darkness with me and the darkness has NOT overcome my eternal security in him!

💗🙏 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐘𝐄 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝!

- Carrie Breedlove MS, LPC

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