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Angel of Light

By Ryan, March 18, 2007

March 15th was my 17th birthday. It was also the day my driver’s license expired. For my birthday, my aunt and uncle gave me an OSU shirt and a matching hat. The state of Texas gave me a ridiculous wait in line at the DMV only to be rejected because I don’t have $24 and verification of enrollment with me. Mom and Dad gave me a trip to Family Christian Stores to pick out some CDs I want. The state of Texas gave me a week of riding the bus to school.

Some gifts are better than others. Given the choice between a Falling Up CD and a week of sharing my ride to school with a bunch of midget freshmen, the hard part of the choice would be choosing between Dawn Escapes or Crashings. But what about anything of this world versus eternal life? Eternal life is the butt-kickin-est gift a person could ever receive. And you don’t have to make a special trip to Best Buy and Family Christian Stores to get it... or to give it, for that matter.

There are plenty of people out there who would love nothing more than to laugh at you for being a Christian. This group of people is at the Number 3 slot on the list of people who need prayer*. Take a hint and pray for them veraciously. Not everyone will soften up to you, but at least you can get them ready for someone else. And, in many scenarios, God will open the door for you to evangelize that person.

He might even help you figure where I came up with the title for this post.

Labels: Challenges, Holiday, Relationships

{ Posted 9:45 PM | E-Mail Post | Edit Post }

 Petra:

Angel of light, I see you glow in the night,
But you only bring darkness to my soul.
Angel of light, you’re telling me wrong is right,
But I won’t let your evil take control.

 Toby Joplin:

Ryan,

Very good thoughts. Keep up the great writing!

PS - I too love Oklahoma State. Great minds think alike.

 Ryan:

Glad you enjoy it. I’m thinking of putting a ‘must-read’ list out here with my best posts of all time.

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