Becoming the Light of Christ

Growing up in it self is a learning experience, but it is the experience of the journey that matures us as individuals as we grow up. My values in life are influenced mostly by my parents and the experiences they have put me through on the way. I have become the woman I am today through how my parents have brought me up. A lot of those influences were growing up in the church. I grew up believing in having a personal relationship with God. Through building and instilling that faith in God, I have learned to trust and love God through every part of my life. Joy from God is another value that has influenced me. I have always wanted people to see happiness when they look at me. I have learned that it needs to be Gods life that people see in me and not my own life. I use question of "Who am I living for?" I need to be living my life for God himself and bring joy to the rest of the world by shining his light. Matthew 5:13-16 state what it means to be salt and light in the world. I want to strive and shine the light of Christ everywhere I go. It is a journey to go through, but  sharing a simple smile and trying to make someones day are great reminders to share the joy of Christ that lives inside of us.
Bennis's lessons teach us to reflect on our own lives and shape ourselves to the individual God wants us to be through looking at our strengths and weaknesses. When I try to keep Christ as the center of my life he is the one who brings me life. Sometimes I try to take control of everything in my life and think I can get it all done. I have learned to not force God's timing. He will draw his people to his side when the time is right, part of that timing is me realizing that I can not force anything into anyone's life.
I am definitely one who learns through the great analogies of life. I teach myself from the everyday parts of life through finding God in his life examples. I am my own best teacher when I ponder and reflect on a specific idea and see all the possible perspectives of it. When things do not go well it leads to a reflection on my own life. A lot of the time it is through conviction. Lately God has convicted me on true humility. I would always have the mentality of "hey look at me, I am being nice or doing something kind!" but, wow God stuck it to my face and I am still working on it. I really need to remember that God is my only audience and not care about what anyone else thinks. Through reflecting God teaches me a lot on my own life. I have always been curious about what it really means to have complete faith in God. That is always a learning process for me and I see it through life experiences and through the great analogies of life. Reflection is important, we need to take the time to learn about who God is in our daily lives and look to how we can be the light of Christ in every life experience.