I have a vivid memory from my childhood. I was a very active camp participant. I loved my camp and enjoyed my summers because of it. I can remember one activity in particular. The counselors had described what we were supposed to be doing but I had either not been paying attention (likely) or they did not make it clear in order to get their point across (could also be true). We were to only listen to one person's voice and go to them. We were all blindfolded and when the game began it was pandemonium of all of the counselors yelling and screaming and making noise calling your name trying to get you to go to them. I hadn't heard the part about it was a particular counselor that I was supposed to go to so when I got to the voice calling my name they took my blindfold off and said you lose. Harsh.
Last night I played a game that involves deceiving the other players in order to win. You are to lie at all cost. It was unsettling to find out that people I typically trust could lie to my face. (Please understand these are all good people but dang they are good at the in game lying!)
The last round I thought I knew who was lying and who was telling the truth. I thought that the reason that this person would not look me in the face was that they thought I was lying. I was trying with all my might to get this player to look at me so that I could convince them that I wasn't lying. Turns out they were.
These are weird times we are living in. The enemy is going to use things that you trust and feel comfortable with to distract you from that which God wants for your life. You do not want to get to the end of your life and have your blindfold removed to realize that the things you had been so adamant about being good and right were in fact...not.
God can use you to be light. The enemy is going to try to deceive you, make you feel like you are wrong, make others think you are wrong. Keep being the light.
Go out...Be kind.
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