Radiant like a pig...Day 12

"Radiant" by Leanne

Do you remember Wilbur, the pig in the children’s book, Charlotte's Web?  In a effort to convince people that Wilbur was unique and therefore his life worth sparing, his dear spider-friend , Charlotte, spun webs with words to describe Wilbur…and Wilbur tried hard to live up to those words.  One of the words Charlotte spun into her web was “RADIANT”. 

I identify with Wilbur’s challenge!

Sometimes I feel like a pig trying to look radiant!

The last few days when I gaze in the mirror I have seen “WEARY”, “DULL”, “STRAINED”….but definitely not “RADIANT”.  This saddens me and certainly dims my witness for Jesus.

Today in my quiet time I came across this sentence and camped out on it for awhile:

“Live radiantly by expanding your focus to include Me in all your moments. 

Let nothing dampen your search for me.”

From Jesus Calling by Sarah Young

There is one particular life situation that I have been facing everyday for months… and almost everyday I allow it to darken my countenance.  So during my time with Jesus this morning I thanked him for reminding me that whether I am radiant or not depends on where I am gazing…or better yet, at whom I am gazing.

Radiant: vividly bright and shining; glowing; marked by or expressive of love, confidence, or happiness.

I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.  Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.

Psalm 34:5