It takes the light to be able to see the web.
I can tell that fall is coming soon because the mornings have started to get cooler. The humidity is starting to get lower and there are spider webs everywhere. Spiders get really busy in the fall and their webs are abundant.
I’ve learned to make peace with the eight-legged creatures over the years. I’ve even gone out of my way not to disturb them when they decide to take up residence in my garden. However, there are few things that I find creepier than walking through one of their webs.
They have a tendency to stick to my hair and clothes and of course I totally freak out, not knowing where the spider itself is. Let’s face it, some spiders are poisonous and can be dangerous.
I tried desperately to capture the above web with my camera a couple of days ago. I could see it, but I couldn’t make my camera see it. I tried several angles, from a safe distance of course. But, I eventually gave up.
Then yesterday, I saw it gleaming in the light and dashed out for a photo. Then the truth struck me. It’s all about the light. In order to see that web on camera, it needed to have a certain amount of light hit it. To see it period, it needed to have a certain amount of light to hit it.
If it were dark, I would walk right through that web and well, you know, freak out.
I thought about the light and the web as I was scrolling through the photos, and how God’s light is a guide to keep us from walking through pesky webs that life might throw at us.
The Bible tells us, “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.” 1 John 1:5
That means when we are walking with God, not only are we following the light, but we are also supposed to shine our own light. How do we do that?
First of all, we have to spend some time reading His word. If we want God’s light and truth to shine upon life’s troubles and issues, we have to learn what He says about life’s troubles and issues. The Bible is the only place we can truly find those answers.
Next, we add in prayer and time with other Christians.
Finally, we use those answers as a light to guide us around and away from sticky webs. Along the way, we can take others with us, helping to guide them.
That’s how the light works. God shares with us and we share with others, but we have to seek the light. He won’t hit us over the head with it.
The choice is ours. Do we seek the light or do we take our chances with spider webs in the darkness?
Have an awesome day!
Wendy 🙂