Monsters in the Dark

My twenty one month old son is just now starting to communicate.  My daughter was speaking in complete sentences at his age, so he has been a little behind at clear words.  He is a very good communicator even without good speech.  We have actually been able to interpret most of what he says now although the general public would think he is speaking in Latin.  The funny part is that he knows exactly what we are telling him!

The past couple of days he has been scared of monsters.  I mean really scared of them.  I am not even sure if he knows what a monster is, but thanks to my 4 year old daughter, he is scared.  Each night when it is brush teeth and potty time, her daddy has to walk her to the bathroom because even if all lights are on, she insists there are monsters in there.  When she screams, “monsters” and runs, it sends him into a panic and he runs straight into daddy’s arms.  Now at night he points in that direction, bottom lip quivering and poking out, and crying he jumps into daddy’s arms squeezing with both feet and arms.

How such a little boy can be scared of something he has never seen baffles me.  It is funny how even this mommy gets scared at night when I am by myself in the dark, but think of all the Forensic Files I have seen, right?  What is so intimidating about the dark?  Is it that we cannot see?

We are studying the book of first John and he is addressing the false teachers.  He goes on to describe them as liars and Christ opposers.  The only reason that we are different is because Christ has opened our eyes when we were also blind.  Those in darkness have never been enlightened by Christ. It is scary to know that I was once blind to the Gospel and I did not know the Light.  I am so blessed to be His child!  I am so blessed to be able to jump into His security when I am scared.

1 John 1:6&7  ” If we say we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth.  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”

This is a quote I like from John Piper:

“Candles seem bright until the sun comes out. Then they are useless and put away.  Christ is the glory we were made to see. His light alone will fill us and give the light of life and meaning to every part of our lives. And when that happens, we ourselves will shine and give off the rays of Christ. “If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light.”

Lord, open the eyes of our hearts to see the supreme greatness of your wisdom and power. Make our eyes good. Heal our blindness. Fill us with the all-pervading, all-exposing, all-purifying, all-pleasing light of your presence.” -Piper

God is bigger than those monsters anyways!