the darkness in our life sets the stage for our light

​A few friends have reached out to me this week and asked, 'have you seen the moon?' I smile knowing I have friends who know how much I appreciate the moon.

You know, in just the second verse of the entire bible it reads, 'now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep.'

It's occurred to me this week that without the darkness of the night, the moon would go unnoticed. Not a single friend would be able to message me and say, 'have you seen the moon?'

From the very beginning, God has used darkeness to show off the beauty of the night lights.

There are days when our lives can feel formless and empty. It can feel like darkness is hovering over us. I have felt that in my life; maybe you have to.

But you know what I've been thinking about the last couple of days. I have a lot of moons in my life. I have a lot of gifts and opportunitines in my life that never would have come my way if it weren't for the darkness.

My writing is informed by the wisdom I've found as my darkness inevitably hands the stage over to my moons.

My life's passion is helping people understand that it won't be long before they too are messaging their friends and saying, 'hey, have you seen the moon in my life?'

Because it's true. In the middle of your darkness, a moon is always wanting to shine through.

It's a good reminder, isn't it, that we'd never see the moon if the dark didn't come first.

It's a good reminder as you go for a night walk this fall. Gaze and marvel at the beautiful order of it all.

It's a good reminder today as you go through your life walk. If life feels formless and empty, maybe gaze upward. Maybe look for your moon.