I love where I live. I am close to the city where there are all the conveniences that you can imagine, yet my house sits in the woods and overlooks a small lake. God’s creatures awaken me with their laughter as they play and hunt for food. The rain drops on the water form circles of unending reflections of their beginnings. And the city sounds are nowhere to be heard. In the evening the only light that can be seen are from the few homes that can be seen across the lake but only as they reflect on the water. We had some guests at our home not too long ago and it was a great time of fellowship. But the evening soon came to an end and our guests had to leave. Because of the darkness I led each guest to their car by use of a flashlight so that they would not stumble from the lack of light. It was a bit of a struggle for our first guest to arrive safely at their car as the battery in the flashlight was going dead. Only the shaking of the flashlight kept the light on at times as it slowly began to grow dim. So for the next guest I grabbed another flash light, tested it for brightness and off we went. The trip was much easier and no one stumbled even once because of the brightness of the light. Proverbs 4:18 says “But the path of the just is as a shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.” Today I pray that my light shines more and more. I ask God to keep my battery charged so that I continue to shine more and more each day. May this also be your prayer. Won’t you let your light shine?