"Listen to this very carefully..."

This was in an email I sent to myself 3 years ago. The title of the email read "Listen to this very carefully...".

Here's what it said: "This is the crisis we’re in: God-light streamed into the world, but men and women everywhere ran for the darkness. They went for the darkness because they were not really interested in pleasing God. Everyone who makes a practice of doing evil, addicted to denial and illusion, hates God-light and won’t come near it, fearing a painful exposure. But anyone working and living in truth and reality welcomes God-light so the work can be seen for the God-work it is." John 3:19-21 MSG

Three years after I sent these verses here are my two take aways:

1. "God Light" has been more of a painful exposure in my life recently. Not fun. BUT in the depths of my being I desire light and more and more have a dreadful distaste for darkness. I pray, hope, and trust that God-light continues to pursue me and that my spirit will be soothed by the warmth that God-light brings.

2. I need to choose to invest in myself more. The thing with most investments is that they are best realized when you let them be for long periods of time. Time seems to allow for profound impact. In all, I realize that I should leave myself more treasures like this email.