Light
         Matthew 5:16 "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."
        This verse is like a "check your motives verse". What are my motives for being here, for helping these people, for doing outreach, and so on. I am to let my light shine before men. I'm actually not a very social person, I like being by myself. I also like observing others from a distance. Sounds creepy but, I'm not being creepy when I do it. I just watch and listen. However, I am supposed to shine before men that they will see my good works and glorify my Father in heaven. This text is pretty straight forward. Do good unto the Lord that others will see it and glorify God. Obviously there is no room for self in the text. If I work towards my own glory, it may happen and I get all the attention but, that would be wrong. God created and saved me. There is no room for me to say what I've done in light of what He has done. Again, I could say all the good I've done but, it wouldn't even come close to what He has done. I have asked the Lord to show me if something is in the way of my lamp that shines for Him.
         Praise be to God for saving me and you.