This morning, I purposely set aside time to ask the Lord if I was functioning in a place of darkness. If I had any beliefs that were associated with a lie. I call this soul healing or inner healing. Asking questions like this is something that I hope to incorporate weekly, to put to practice Psalm 139:23-24.

I worked through some beliefs I had not realized were there; doing the steps I learned in training to facilitate inner healing, I began to see those pockets of darkness in my soul illuminated with light, like a piece of coal with specks of diamonds shining.

But as I began to see this image, I heard the Lord corrected me. He said, no, Georgia, you are a diamond with My brilliance reflecting out, my light shining out to the world around you. You see yourself as a piece of coal; that is a distorted perception you have of yourself. Then, I was led to

Ephesians 5:8-10 TPT

Once your life was full of sin’s darkness, but now you have the very light of our Lord shining through you because of your union with him. Your mission is to live as children flooded with his revelation-light. And the supernatural fruits of his light will be seen in you – goodness, righteousness, and truth. Then you will learn to choose what is beautiful to our Lord.

Friend, we must stop seeing ourselves as evil or dark with sin. Scripture says that he remembers our sin no more (Isaiah 43:25) when we sincerely confess to Him, and then He fills us with Himself.  

2 Corinthians 4:6 MSG

Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we’re proclaiming Jesus Christ, the Master. All we are messengers, errand runners from Jesus for you. It started when God said, “Light up the darkness!” and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful. 

We are not pieces of coal with diamond specks—we are diamonds with His brilliant light reflecting on the world around us. Let us shine in our realm of influence, the marketplace, and our neighborhoods.