Stepping Out of Our "Caves"

This is followed off my last post, "Arise and Shine."


In order to arise and shine, we need to look at ourselves and how we're living. Are we going to church and worshiping, then going home and yelling at our family and listening to music we shouldn't? Or watching things we shouldn't be? We need to be living our lives for Christ. He wants all of us. Not just a part of us. He's a jealous God. He doesn't want us living for Him in just certain times of the year. He wants us to be living for Him 24/7. 365 days a year. If we say we have a relationship with Him but don't spend time with Him or time in His Word, we're just kidding ourselves; we're continuing on in spiritual darkness. God wants to use us to help others find the light, to find Him. But we need to be one the right track ourselves.

This is another excerpt from the book Arise and Shine by Sarah Wehrli.

"You could be in a type of a cave. The cave could symbolize fear, depression, complacency, shame, or bitterness. The awesome thing is that Jesus has already paid the price for you to free from the chains of the enemy. God has called you out of darkness and into His glorious light! He desires you to help others come out of darkness and into the light of Christ Jesus.


There are so many distractions that will try to keep you from fulfilling your God-given purpose. You see, the enemy knows the potential that resides on the inside of you and he will do anything he can to keep you in fear of stepping our into something greater. But you must wake up and realize you have been brought to the Kingdom for "such a time as this." God has a purpose, an assignment, for you to fulfill. It is time to get out of your "cave" and be a light in the world."


That's seriously some powerful stuff right there. But it's so very true. We all have our own "caves." I've gone through depression. I could've given up. I could've been mad at God. But instead I handed it over to God, asked Him to help me. And guess what? He did! I'm no longer in that depression. I have the joy of God inside of me! Wanna know why God would do that? Because He loves His creation! My family's gone through a lot. I could let it get to me. I could fear that it's gonna happen the rest of my life, no matter what. But I CANNOT let the enemy win! I can't let Him steal my joy! NO ONE said living for Christ was going to be easy. In fact, it says in 1 Peter 2:21, "For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in His steps." And in James 1:12 it says, "God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him."

With that being said, it won't be easy to follow God, but it will be so worth it in the end! God will bless you for being patient through testing and temptation. Romans 8:28 says, "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them."

My own example for that is my depression. God helped me get out of it and now I'm able to help others because of it. Another thing is, I used to hate the way I looked, until I encountered God's love for me. After that, I wrote a poem. I felt I was supposed to put it up on our fridge. I know that sounds like such a little kid thing to do but I did it. Well, my mom ended up reading it and it blessed her. She ended up in tears. That poem was meant for her, even though I didn't know it at the time I wrote it. She needed to know how much God loved her.

Sometimes getting out of our "caves" is hard. But God will help us. All we have to do is surrender ourselves over to Him and be willing to step out and get out of our comfort zones. God has a plan and a purpose for each and everyone one of us. You and only you can fulfill yours.