Walking in the Light

We finished our lesson on honesty last week, but I had not had the chance to post anything about it yet. For me this week while going through the lesson, I was learning mostly from real life experiences. God was working more in the areas of faith and trusting Him then what our lesson was about. Like I said from the beginning this isn't about getting through a book but about Seeking God and listening to what HE is saying. Maybe some weeks He will teach us life lessons that are not based on topic for that week, but it's still about revival in our hearts.

The passage I have always been able to learn from and was in our Honesty lesson was 1John 1:5-9
Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness


 "This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.  If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.


 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

One thing that really makes sense to me now is about having fellowship with one another if we walk in the light. When we walk in darkness, we are uncomfortable in the light. There was a time in my life where I did not feel I belonged with those who were always talking about God and Bible verses, or yelled out halleluia in their excitement! Then later in my life it became so special to be with people like that. Even now when I struggle or I'm not walking in the light, I am tempted to shut others out. Anyone else ever feel that way?