{"id":14309,"date":"2026-03-21T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=14309"},"modified":"2026-02-06T07:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:43:15","slug":"thankful-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/thankful-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"Thankful Witness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Do everything for God\u2019s glory, and your light will shine brightly to the world around you. People will notice a difference and, like moths, find themselves drawn to the flame. Have you ever watched moths with light? Living in the country, I love watching them. As soon as you turn on a light, a moth will come. When we live for Jesus, we turn on His light in us, and people will come to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople don\u2019t want to be around grumpy people,\u201d a friend said one day while golfing. I had to laugh at her simple observation and the truth in it. When I think of Jesus, I don\u2019t think of grumpy; I think of love. In my mind, I see Him drawing the children to Him, laughing and playing. Pictures of the Savior healing the sick, turning water into wine, and exorcising evil spirits all draw me to Him. The more I know of God\u2019s Son, the more I want to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we become more like Christ, applying His teachings to our lives and doing what He did, people will want to know more. As the world sees Jesus\u2019s followers handling adversity, overcoming impossible odds, and boldly proclaiming their faith, no matter what their circumstances, it intrigues them. Where non-believers have no hope, adrift amidst a sea of uncertainty, we have the Rock. We can cling to Jesus and trust His guidance. The Lord leads us home, one day at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shine your light through gratitude. By giving God credit for the work He does in your life, you fuel the flame. We do nothing without the Savior. He gives us the breath in our lungs, He equips us for our calling, and He walks with us, wherever we go. Without the Savior, our lives will never transform, and we\u2019ll never experience an abundant life with divine peace and joy. Only when I relax into God\u2019s will, aligning my heart with His, do I enjoy His heavenly blessings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Light the flame each morning by spending time in the Lord\u2019s presence with His word. Allow scripture to settle into your soul, purifying it as God\u2019s Spirit reveals truth to you. Confessing sin transforms your life, Christ\u2019s mercy allowing you to try again and do things differently. Over time, people will notice the transformation: your light shining brightly and leading others to Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Describe someone whose light shines brightly for Jesus? What makes them different?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How brightly does your light shine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can you do today to fuel the flame and make your light brighter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Reflect God\u2019s light through gratitude.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two-minute read. Do everything for God\u2019s glory, and your light will shine brightly to the world around you. People will notice a difference and, like moths, find themselves drawn to the flame. Have you ever watched moths with light? Living in the country, I love watching them. As soon as you turn on a light,… Continue reading Thankful Witness<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14309"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14314,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14309\/revisions\/14314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}