The Smog of Life

Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.


I love traveling, especially road trips. It is just so awesome to be able to see so much of the country side, so much of God’s great creation. It’s all so different and beautiful and amazing, but I think the one sight that always strikes me the most is watching a sunset or sunrise as we approach a smoggy city – they are absolutely breathtaking! I am always astounded that through all the muck and yuck, the sun shines even more brilliant than normal. Something so repulsive and damaging is being used to make something so beautiful.

So it is with our lives. We all have muck and yuck – stuff we’d like to hide, things that we’re ashamed of – smog that clouds things up. So often we want to just hide that stuff, pretend like it never happened, act as though we’ve never been affected by it, even though we have. We don’t want others to see it, or know that it happened. We think to ourselves "there is no way that anything good could ever come of this."

Whatever our thoughts, whatever our motives, we must bring those mucky moments into the Light. It is when we allow the Son to shine through the "smog" that we can see what glory can come from our mistakes and problems. God will use that "smog" to make our lives into something more brilliant, more beautiful that we ever could have imagined. And as He shines His cleansing light through all the muck, we will find our lives being cleansed and renewed in the brilliance of His glory and love.