“Do not participate in the worthless and unproductive deeds of darkness, but instead expose them [by exemplifying personal integrity, moral courage, and godly character];” (Ephesians 5: 11, Amplified Bible)

We can combat the darkness in the world by being the light to each hour. We can make a conscious choice, in each new moment, not to be pulled into the negative and base. We can refuse to be sucked into the hatred, the selfish, the unproductive deeds that don’t have God, good, behind them.

We don’t need to join the fray, even when the crowd seems to be going in one direction, behaving in ways that are unloving and impure, full of rancor and self-righteousness. This is not who we are nor what God has made us to be.

And God’s qualities are where the power is. We can expose evil through the light that we recognize, cultivate, live, and share. We will never uncover dark deeds, motives, and even ignorant mistaken beliefs—in others or in ourselves—by remaining in the dark.

The only way to better our world and feel better ourselves, is to live that true “godly character” that is a reflection of God’s own goodness in us. It is to own up to our natural integrity and utilize that courage that comes of knowing that we are safe when we are true to God, living in the powerful light of Love.

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