Disco Ball Me

My photographer always does a great job and I totally trust her direction for photo shoots so when she threw the disco ball in the mix, I just rolled with it. When the photos came back, I really liked what I saw. The way that the studio lights bounced off the many facets of the ball illuminated the satin on my eggplant colored jacket. As I sifted through multiple shots from different angles, my thoughts went to a certain Scripture and how our lives should be reflective of someone who believes in and does the Word of God. That Scripture comes from a passage in Matthew; it reads: "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put in under a basket but on a stand and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." {Matthew 5:14-16} When people hear me speak or teach on the Scriptures, they generally say things like, "You should be a preacher." or as one of my closest friends says, "Come on, little Joyce Meyer." I think the Joyce Meyer comparison comes in because she teaches the Word with such simplicity and boldness that it's kind of hard to ignore her. I'm the same way. If I'm passionate about something, it's going to be reflective in my actions and in my speech. Although I love listening to Joyce and some of the greats who paved the way before her like Charles Capps, Smiths Wigglesworth and Kenneth E. Hagin, I have no desire whatsoever to ever stand in a pulpit and preach. And although I've both hosted and been a guest speaker at women's conferences, I have very little desire to ever do either again. I know you're reading this thinking well why would a believer not want to teach or preach? Well, I'm not interested in talking to a bunch of other believers; my heart is for the non-believer and for the one who has turned her back on God because she's been abused by people in the Church who were supposed to cover her. My heart is for the neglected and rejected, the hopeless and those who need to be taught that they are not helpless. I want to be to those people in those places like the disco ball in this photo. I want my light to shine so brightly that it illuminates and radiates in dark places. I want the Light of Jesus to bounce off of my countenance and my words in such a way that hurt and rejection cannot stay. I want people to come into my space and leave with a different perspective. I want them to leave me encouraged, enlightened, empowered and equipped; encouraged to do more, enlightened by the Word of God as they see the application of the Scriptures working in my life, empowered to be who they were born to be and equipped to take the first step to walk in it. In other words, I want to be the disco ball to a world full of darkness and despair. I know; that's a tall order for a five foot two inch me to fill. But as long as I have His Light shining on me, I know that I have exactly what it takes to make our world a brighter place...one photo and one post at a time.