The Stars...

This year I'm taking Astronomy for science and learning about the heavens and stars has just opened my eyes to a whole new world. In my devotion today, I read a verse in Philippians that talked about Christians living in a crooked and depraved generation, in which we shine like stars in the universe. After studying about stars and how detailed their birth and life is, it just amazes me that God would compare ME to a star. Stars are such a beautiful creation and we see them shining in the night sky. Personally everytime I see the stars I can only wonder about what an awesome God and Creator we truly have. But when this depraved generation looks at me do they marvel at what an awesome God and Creator they have? You can see stars much better when everything around you is very dark and that is a perfect illustration of our world today. Our world is full of darkness but if I'm truly walking with the Lord and in his will I should "shine" through all of the darkness around me. I know that's a simple lesson that those of us who have grown up in the church have heard ever since we were little but, it is such an awesome truth. So now everytime I see those beautiful shining stars in the night sky I'll think of who I should be as person and what I should be doing as a Follower of Christ.