When in dark seek the Light, Jesus

As I write this I am sitting in the dark, the only light is from my IPad and the Alarm clock on the dresser. Outside it is raining, cold, and just as dark as it is here in my bedroom. At this moment I am not concerned about the darkness like I use to be for I have Light that guides and comforts me. This has not always been the case; in years past I was in darkness even in the light of day, I was in spiritual darkness, the worst kind.

This period of darkness lasted years until just recently when I chose to turn back to the Lord. Notice I said "turn back to the Lord" for I was lucky enough to hear about Jesus at a young age. I believe that it was that exposure to the Word of God and his Love that kept me going and protected me when I was drowning in darkness, a darkness I chose to bring on myself. You see when I left home I gained freedom that I had not known before and though my parents taught me well I still let that freedom go to my head. Yes, I joined the Navy out of high school and learned military discipline but I still had freedom to do things I could not do before. I guess many faced this before and like myself lost sight of the future and Christ and fell for the pursuit of "having a good time". I started drinking, picking up women, and just partying when I could. (No drugs) 

One thing I did not do was pay attention to the Lord and in so doing I let my life get Dark, terribly dark to the point I could not see the future even if I wanted to see it. All this took a toll on me mentally and physically, it also cost me my first marriage not to mention time with my children. An ugly time, but the Lord and fate brought me to another going through a dark period, my wife Diana. Now the Light did not click on immediately after meeting Diana, we both walked awhile in the dark together and eventually helped each other get back to the Light a little at a time.

Now I am no longer in the dark for I have looked back to the Light, and If I start to lose sight of Christ again I have a beacon next to me to guide me back.

Now this is not an in depth Testement or anything else, it is just a brief word about what the Word of God can do and how the Light of the Lord can lift the darkness and spare you from eternal night no matter who you are. So if you need to overcome the cold lonely darkness I suggest you look to Jesus As he is the Light, go to his word and read the Gospel or have someone explain it to you. The darkness might not lift at once but you will see the Light even if it seems to be the light of a distant candle, follow that light to God's eternal day.

Here is why Jesus is the Light and Life, it is summed up in my favorite verse "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life " John 3:16 

God Bless