One of the coolest techniques I learned in photography class was something called painting with light. The first thing you do is set up the items you want to photograph. A cluster of small related articles is best, fishing equipment, art supplies etc. Then darken the room and seal up any areas where outside light might come in. With your camera set for a 30second exposure, you grab a penlight and start “painting” the items. Working quickly, highlight all the areas you want to show up in the photo. At the end of the 30 seconds, the camera clicks, and viola, instead of blackness, you have a wonderfully lit still life. It struck me that God works in a very similar way. King David tells us in Psalm 119:105, that “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” Until we invite God to shine His lamp/penlight, (notice He doesn’t say floodlight), we stumble around in the dark, and never see the amazing things He has prepared for us. Don’t waste another day, ask him to illuminate what is currently shrouded in misunderstanding and doubt. “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.” Ephesians 5:8.
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