{"id":3348,"date":"2021-02-27T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=3348"},"modified":"2021-02-16T12:35:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T17:35:39","slug":"true-light-will-make-you-see-darkness-fade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/02\/27\/true-light-will-make-you-see-darkness-fade\/","title":{"rendered":"True Light Will Make You See Darkness Fade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2.27-1024x702.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3349\" width=\"340\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2.27-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2.27-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2.27-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2.27-1536x1053.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2.27.jpg 1851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Reading: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Leviticus+19-21&amp;version=GW\">Leviticus 19-21 GW<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+john+2&amp;version=GW\">1 John 2 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God\u2019s light is true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you place faith in Jesus, it\u2019s the first pinprick of light in the darkness.&nbsp; As you begin to develop a relationship with Him, the light gets brighter.&nbsp; The better you know God, the brighter His light shines, the more the darkness fades.&nbsp; But you have to take the journey.&nbsp; You can\u2019t just stop at the first pinprick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My husband and I love taking road trips.&nbsp; Our first long trip was to Miami, Florida, a three-day drive.&nbsp; At the beginning of that journey, I knew my husband, but I knew him much better at the end of it.&nbsp; We grew closer as we traveled together.&nbsp; Traveling involves handling the unknown, fixing the flat tire, finding places to eat and sleep, driving the miles.&nbsp; Each moment you experience together draws you closer, becoming one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Journey with Jesus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t just stop at believing in Jesus; live like Him.&nbsp; Consider today the first day of a long road trip with Jesus.&nbsp; Prepare yourself for challenges.&nbsp; Understand, bumps in the road exist for everyone.&nbsp; Jesus goes through the potholes of life with you.&nbsp; Lean into His teachings.&nbsp; Apply what He modeled to your life.&nbsp; Use the gospels as your travel directory.&nbsp; Each adversity you overcome with Jesus makes the light shine brighter; the darkness fades more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t let fear keep you from knowing Jesus.&nbsp; He\u2019s not condemning; He\u2019s loving.&nbsp; Jesus has the solution to life\u2019s problems.&nbsp; Take Him with you on the journey today.&nbsp; Let His light shine stronger in you.&nbsp; Watch the darkness fade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/template-1024x155.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/template-1024x155.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/template-300x45.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/template-768x116.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/template.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, how we love journeying with You.&nbsp; Each day is a new adventure waiting to unfold.&nbsp; Forgive us when we forget to take you on the journey.&nbsp; Help us to remember who our constant companion is and what He does for us.&nbsp; Jesus is the best travel partner.&nbsp; He doesn\u2019t judge, doesn\u2019t argue, just loves.&nbsp; Help us to imitate Him today.&nbsp; Let today start a new journey with Jesus like we\u2019ve never experienced.&nbsp; IJNIP. Amen&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">How are you taking Jesus on the journey with you today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 minute read. Daily Reading: Leviticus 19-21 GW; 1 John 2 GW God\u2019s light is true. When you place faith in Jesus, it\u2019s the first pinprick of light in the darkness.&nbsp; As you begin to develop a relationship with Him, the light gets brighter.&nbsp; The better you know God, the brighter His light shines, the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/02\/27\/true-light-will-make-you-see-darkness-fade\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">True Light Will Make You See Darkness Fade<\/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-3348","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\/3348","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=3348"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3398,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3348\/revisions\/3398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}