Let there be light

I think we've all had a few of those moments in our lives where we simply think to ourselves, "Wow, I'm an idiot."

I had another one of those moments last night.

My friend Deena and I got into my car to head out to Fort Worth for one of our friend's engagement parties. The sun had already set, so it was dark out. D pointed out how creepy it was that no lights came on in my car when I unlocked it and we opened the doors to get inside.

"I know, right?! Lame."

Oh my goodness.

She gave me kind of a strange look when I said that and asked if I was sure there wasn't a way to make it so that a light came on. She was also curious as to how I dealt with getting into a dark car so often. I told her that I usually just turn on the interior lights myself. When I reached up to show her, I noticed a little switch for which I had never known the actual function. It was in that instant that a little epiphany hit me.


"Wow, I'm an idiot."


D then noted that this switch probably would do the trick, so we tested it out. Sure enough, we opened the door, and the light came on automatically. I got my car on Halloween in 2009, and it took me (well, Deena, actually) this long to figure out something so simple??!

I can't even begin to describe how frustrated I've gotten sometimes when I get in or out of my car in the dark and can't see anything or find my phone or tell if I left something in the passenger's seat. It always made me so annoyed that I spend so much on car payments for a vehicle that doesn't even have a flipping automatic overhead light. It's rather humbling to realize it's not the machine that's a dunce; it's the operator.


My life has already changed so much since this discovery about 12 hours ago. This whole ordeal makes me think about life without Christ. Some people go there whole lives trying to manage things in the dark, knowing they are missing out on something but never allowing that light to enter their lives. The truth is, though, that it's just like my car light: right in front of us and within reach the whole time. And when we allow Christ's light to enter our lives, the change will be even more dramatic than the visibility provided when opening a car door.


That will definitely be a moment where all of those idiotic times will simply be overshadowed and wiped clean.