Plug in, Inflate and SHINE!

It’s that time of year when we pull out and battle untangling the lights, hanging them on our house, decorating the tree and the yards and we put so much work into doing this…. As I was driving around the neighborhood I noticed many homes, including mine have the yard inflatables set out for everyone to look at. The only problem is, most times during the day we do not have them plugged in and inflated for people to see, we only choose to put them up at night, when most people will be in their homes already. A friend of mine told me tonight that she has driven by more than once but hasn’t gotten to see what my inflatables even were. How often in our lives do we work so hard to pull out things that we feel will enhance us, yet we forget to plug them in so they then lie there flat and unrecognizable to those who pass by ? God has blessed us with the gift of inflatability if we would just choose to plug in to HIS source of power day and night. Sometimes it’s easier to keep them unplugged all week long and only plug them in on Sunday morning or Wednesday night to show what we “have” to our friends and neighbors on those specific days. I challenge myself and each of you to be thankful for the abilities God has given us and the strength and wisdom through Him to untangle the chords and present our talents and gifts to each and every being He brings into our lives, not just when it’s convenient, but ALL the time. If we let the thought of, “what is this going to cost me energy wise, time wise and investment wise to keep plugged in all the time” be a reason we stay deflated, then what good is having the decorations to begin with? This Christmas, be reminded that Jesus already paid the price so we don’t have to. Matthew 5:16 says, “In the same way, let our light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” Let yourself air up and be a shining light so that people will stop and ask “Where did you get that at…I want what you have.” This, my friends is the REASON FOR THE SEASON.