A famous Christian preacher was fond of telling the story of two diamonds. One of the diamonds was out in the bright sunlight, sparkling with life, flashing brilliantly from every one of a thousand facets. The other diamond was in the shadows, very dull and uninteresting. The diamond in the shadows kept saying mournfully, “If only I could sparkle like that.” The other diamond said simply, “Come on out into the sun.” When you get down to fundamentals, it’s that simple. Each one of us has been created with the capacity to sparkle with life if we will come out of the shadows and position ourselves to reflect the life and the glory of God.
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