I have a kayak I don’t use much, so it mostly sits upside down and ignored behind our garage.

Recently, we were doing some yardwork, and I decided to move it. I flipped it over, and all kinds of creepy-crawly bugs were underneath. Gross! I never noticed all the yuck until I flipped the kayak and let the light of day shine in the dark spaces.

Aren’t there times in our lives . . . maybe even years at a time . . . when we think we’re doing fine? We’re holding tight. We’re steady as a rock. We have not and will not be moved! But without realizing it, we’ve hunkered down in the wrong places. We’ve become stagnant by not moving. Our spiritual lives have lagged. And we might think we’re fine, but if we let in a little light . . . Ohh! The creepy-crawlies go skittering for cover. Yikes! 

God’s Word has a way of “flipping our kayak” and exposing everything that needs looking at. 

You might think all is well, and maybe it is! But it also might be time for action. It might be time to evaluate your spiritual life or take a look at any pet sins that may have gotten tucked into the darkness as you sit tight, thinking they’ll go unnoticed.

Flip over that kayak! Get into God’s Word.

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12).