The Torch

“Thy Word is a lamp for my feet, and a light unto my path.” Psalm 119:105

There is an app on my phone that is “the torch.” Actually it is a flashlight, and I really do not know how it even got on my phone. However, it is on my screen, and once in a while my finger accidentally hits “the torch” icon. On comes this beacon of light out of my phone, and now the problem is that I do not know how to turn off “the torch.” I would touch the on/off button, I would hold it for several seconds, I tried touching other places on the screen to see if I could find an option. Ultimately, I shut down my phone to make it to go away!

Sometimes my mind won’t accept the “on/off” button. As hard as I try to shut off those thoughts I know I should not be dwelling on, sometimes I can’t seem to find the off button. The problem or worry is like “the torch” in my mind, and is a bright beacon that will not let me sleep, nor shut down to make it go away. “The torch” is a very bright light that actually is rather obnoxious. Likewise, my thoughts are as obnoxious.

The only way to reduce the appearance of a very bright light, is to find a brighter light. I know a brighter Light, and His name is Jesus. He is the Light of my life, and the Light for my path. When “the torch” in my mind becomes “the torturer”, then I realize that I need to grab my brighter Light, my Jesus. I grab Him and hold on to Him until His Light has faded the little torch that bothered me. I grab my Bible, and fill my heart and mind with His Word, a light for my path.

Lord, You make it easy to find You—You are the Light of the world. Help us to never feel lost or overwhelmed, because You show us the way. The darkness cannot shut off such a Light as You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.