{"id":1259,"date":"2009-10-14T07:00:50","date_gmt":"2009-10-14T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2009-10-14T20:55:11","modified_gmt":"2009-10-15T00:55:11","slug":"the-sunlight-october-14-daily-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/the-sunlight-october-14-daily-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sunlight, October 14 Daily Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Sunlight

Sunlight flooding the farm<\/p><\/div>\n

The light shone\u00a0so brightly one could hardly keep their\u00a0eyes open, closed one could still feel the heat of the sun upon the eyelids.\u00a0 Squinting eyes trying to make out what was in the distance.\u00a0 Sunlight flooding from above.\u00a0 Just as quickly the tractor pulled the hayride through a clustered area of trees where the light flickered between the leaves and then relief from the light able to open\u00a0eyes and relax them one\u00a0could see again.<\/p>\n

We all have times like that in our lives where we feel the power of God’s presence with us so closely that we don’t have to question it at all.\u00a0 We know at the birth of our child God is present.\u00a0 We know when we have loved with all that we are selflessly that God is present.\u00a0 We know when we have given and feel the goosebumps and tears in our eyes of feeling like we have done good that God is present.\u00a0 In those times of our lives without a doubt God covers us with that blinding sunlight flooding our heart,\u00a0 soul and mind.<\/p>\n

It’s when the tractor goes into the wooded area that the light begins to flicker and to fade that we begin to question.\u00a0 Then when the clouds cover the sun and only gray can be seen that is when we need our faith to kick in.\u00a0 When we have to say goodbye to good friends who move away for a job in a new city.\u00a0 When we see our children struggle with school, friendship or just growing up.\u00a0 When we see our parents age and loved ones die.\u00a0 When that light fades and we question where God went.\u00a0 Where is that light that overwhelmed us\u00a0only moments earlier?<\/p>\n

Faith is not based on seeing it is based on believing.\u00a0 In the blinding light, in the shades of gray and in the absence of all light in the darkness believing you are not alone.<\/p>\n

“Although you have not seen him you love him; even though you do not see him now yet believe in him, you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, as you attain the goal of [your] faith, the salvation of your souls.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

1Peter 1: 8-9<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

We each walk daily between the flooding light, flickering rays, shades of gray and pitch black darkness.\u00a0 That is just our way.\u00a0 Without seeing and feeling we must have faith.\u00a0 If you have that faith it will guide you not easily but it will help to hold you up when you can no longer stand.\u00a0 It will let you rest when you are to weary to take another step.\u00a0 God will comfort you and embrace you with His love and warmth to quell the pain.\u00a0 Faith with light or without it will give you all that you lack in the Love of God. You just have to believe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The light shone\u00a0so brightly one could hardly keep their\u00a0eyes open, closed one could still feel the heat of the sun upon the eyelids.\u00a0 Squinting eyes trying to make out what was in the distance.\u00a0 Sunlight flooding from above.\u00a0 Just as quickly the tractor pulled the hayride through a clustered area of trees where the light flickered between the leaves and then relief from the light able to open\u00a0eyes and relax them one\u00a0could see again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[74,20,22,166,53],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}