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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: COLOR (07/30/20)
I stood on the balcony looking out to sea. Day was dawning over the horizon, the sun was coming up, yawning its colours slightly hidden by low lying clouds. I rushed for my camera, wanting to capture the array of colours from another spectacular sunrise in my favourite place.
It was still quite dark, but the promise of daylight was rising, and photos of this moment were captured, I always love the way God shows off His wonderful Creation just for our pleasure.

As is often the case, God was about to teach me another lesson from His beauty all around me. As watched the show of sunrise emerging from behind the clouds, the sun’s rays captured multiple colours through the gradually awakening day.

God was revealing to me that there is always colour to be found in darkness. Darkness has a way of blocking out light – causing us to see things from a different viewpoint –making life seem unbearable at times.
But, as sunlight starts to glimmer from behind the clouds, it often creates the most beautiful colours – even in the darkness of despair. We may need to look with eyes that are willing to see – it’s a bit like putting on sunglasses with a polaroid tint, they make colours look so much brighter – I call them my ‘feel-good’ lenses. They change the way we see things, putting a different light on the world around us.

1 John:5 says 'God is light, in Him there is no darkness at all.'

Trust Him in the shadows of life, and ask Him to show you the kaleidoscope of colours to be seen in the darkness. They are there, and He will show you.

Colours in darkness may appear as kindness or care shown to you, a smile from a stranger, a glimpse of eternity through an everyday moment, maybe a rise in faith to believe for the impossible. Hope for the future.

The darkness is temporary, it will pass, and one day, when this world is rolled away, a bright new morning awaits us in Jesus. But until the dawn of that glorious day, we have His light to brighten our way. Look up, search for the colours, even when life seems so hard.
God wants to bring colour into your days. Trust Him, He will.
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Aanu Adeoti
08/06/20
God bless you. A good lesson is in here.
Your first paragraph too was compelling. Engaged me right from the start.
It could use more editing though. Probably type in a word document and copy the whole text directly to paste here.
Thank you.
Holly Westefeld
08/07/20
Your writing is vivid, with a great message. Thank you for the reminder to put on our Son-glasses. :)
Barbara Culler 
08/07/20
I also enjoy the sunrises.
Sue Botte 
08/07/20
Good content, and a powerful message. Thank you. Keep writing.
Linda Lawrence
08/07/20
May I suggest that you try replacing "multiple colors" and "beautiful colors" with actual names of colors. It would spice up the piece--which is worth reading!
Marlene Custer 
08/07/20
A good message.
Debra Brand 
08/09/20
Good lesson. Try writing the challenge without using the challenge prompt, i.e. instead of 'color', use the words defining color - blue, green, magenta, tangerine, etc. Keep up the good content!
Dianne Janak
08/10/20
This is a reminder that even now when it seems as if the world is getting darker, we can be the light that shines. This perspective and hope is so needed now, and I commend you for reminding me that even through this darkness around me, I can let GOD's light shine through me. There is hope and thank you for reminder us.
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
08/15/20
This is a beautiful and powerful devotion. You did an awesome job of painting a picture with your words. Congratulations on ranking 1st in your level and 18 overall. The highest rankings can be found on the message boards.