THE SPIRIT IN YOU
How Will I Let My Light Shine?
Article by Lama-Leah
Oftentimes, I write about different seasons, and how to navigate life’s changes. Personally, I am in a new season of life and have been pushed to question my beliefs but at the same time have spiritually grown. For the first time in my spiritual walk, God has used me to be a full-time missionary within a community that is filed with utter darkness. He has used me to be a commercial model with the intention to be a light for Him. When I took the initial step of obedience, and started to pursue this path, I had absolutely no idea what I would face in the future.
The first photo shoot that I went to, I told the photographer at the begging of the shoot that I had strong standards and if he could not respect those limits, they could find another model. That photographer did not quite understand and tried to push my limits, but we went ahead and did the shoot that turned out to be a productive day. After that photo shoot, the photographer continued to ask me to model for him. It was clear that the photographer was not a believer and I thought that this was a great opportunity to minister to this man. As time went on, I began to spend an abundant amount of time with this individual. Within a matter of a few weeks, he took on the role of being my unofficial manager. While this
was a great opportunity, I did not place proper guards over my heart which ended up harming my spiritual walk.
While I was spending a lavish amount of time with a non-believer, I found that my light was growing dimmer and I began to conform to the world. Although I did not change my standards, my thoughts about what I would and would not do for a photo shoot changed. . The standards that I had placed that were clearly black and white started to turn grey and I knew that if something did not change, I would soon become a sold-out entertainer. I was increasingly focused on growing as a model, and I forgot why God sent me on this road. It started with an ambition to share the gospel. However, within this journey, I was spending so much time trying to be a light in the darkness, I did not allow as much time that I needed spiritually to fellowship with other
Lama-Leah has a heart for the broken and hurting and is referred to as “young but wise”. She has blogged multiple times for the Dawson McAlister network as well as her own blog site, lamaleah.com. In addition, Lama enjoys writing about God’s appointed times and what they mean to her. To contact Lama-Leah, you can email her at [email protected].