I have a confession to make-I hate darkness.  In truth I am a bit of a scardy cat!  When I was little I distinctly remember hating being in the dark and being alone.  I remember making my mum build a “castle” around me with loads of pillows when I was in bed so that the monsters could not come and get me (I have a VERY overactive imagination) and I always insisted a small light be left on so that I could see around me.  Equally I remember going to the wax works in Blackpool and refusing to go into the Chamber of Horrors in the basement and I was 21 before I went on a Ghost Train (and even then it was not by choice as it was my mum who dragged me on to it as she was horrified that I had never been in a Ghost train).  So I think I have painted the picture as to how much of a chicken I am and in the process humiliated myself.

For these very reasons I am not a huge fan of halloween.  And it is for these very reasons that I was very much drawn to my Saviour Jesus when I realised HE IS THE LIGHT.  This blew me away that even though the world around us is dark and some really rubbish things happen, the light of Jesus no matter how small still overrides the darkness of this world.  The Bible also says that when we know Jesus we are the light of the world. I’ll say it again we are the light of the world.   When we live like Jesus we then draw people to Him and His light.

I love the assurance that because I have Jesus in my life I no longer need to fear darkness because with Him there is hope, with Him there is light and I hope that you too know that assurance today…

 Lesley xo