The Shadow Proves The Sunshine
I was sitting in the back seat of a car, listening absent mindedly to a Switchfoot song. i don't think I was thinking about anything....
The words of the song sank in.
The Shadow Proves The Sunshine..
The Shadow Proves The Sunshine..
What an amazing, so true thought. My jaw just dropped. So many times in life, when we are in trouble, we only see the shadow. But if the shadow proves the sunshine, that must mean that the sun is nearby. Shadow does not exist unless there is some light, however dim, to make it visible to our sight. Without light there is no shadow. No matter what, the light is somehow near. It makes one thing so clear:
When we are in trouble, of any kind, there is somewhere a light...somewhere, we can find the sun. It's nearby, it's there. There is a way out. The light allows the shadow for the moment, but sooner or later, it will dispell the darkness and shine through with all the beauty it contains. It's God's mercy, God's love, hiding for a few brief minutes so that we can realize how dependant we are upon Him. He lets his light overshadow us, and either we are too blinded by the brilliance to see, or He allows the light to fall just before us, so that we are still standing in shadow. But He will never leave us in that darkness. Suddenly, when we least expect it, His brilliance will shine through, and our hearts will just well up with love for Him. We'll see that He was always there, but letting us make our own mistakes, letting us stay in the shadows, until He was ready to shed us with His glory. It is simply amazing. God is so good, so amazing, and it is amazing how silly we humans are. How foolish. Will we ever realize that God is not ignoring, but aiding us, letting us use our free wills, letting us try to make our way, just to show us that we need Him. The Shadow Proves the Sunshine. The darkness of life shows the existence of God's light if we would only open our eyes to see it.
None of this came out the way I hoped it would. I hope somehow, those who read this will understand what I am trying to say by it.
posted by Feanarwen @ 3:49 PM
5 Comments:
I understand exactly what you mean by everything you posted. Although the first time I heard the song, I was reading the lyrics along with it, and I was immediately struck by the words 'The Shadow Proves The Sunshine'. I like to sit and think about that one. If there aren't shadows, it's harder to even FIND the sunshine. You know what I mean? The fact that you can see shadows makes the sun seem all the brighter, which it is, or should be...
And you can always find the sunshine by the direction which the shadows point. :)
Switchfoot's songs are always awesome that way ... Ever been in a perfectly normal mood, had their music playing and perhaps were humming along, but weren't paying that close attention ... when suddenly you HEARD one of the lines. It just jumped out at you - and you started bawling out of the blue?
We loves Switchfoot precious ... they understands us. :) So does Jaci Velasquez.
*waits for new post*
I love Switchfoot....*sigh* i've never cried over them yet, but they've touched me deeper then any other band ever has....no, i'm wrong: I think I cried over Dare you to Move. It came at a time when that was how i felt. Do you know, that song can be taken in a million and one ways...It can be felt so deep. It's amazing. I love Switchfoot!
I understand perfectly, Lizly. :hugs: And it's so very true!
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