Achluophobia: FEAR OF THE DARK!!

My husband left to go out of town to hunt. He hunts in his hometown in East Texas where his parents still live.  He took both of our girls with him so they could spend some time with Grammie and Grampie.  This would be my first time in our new home...Home Alone!  (scary organ music playing)

I don't know if there have been so many practical jokes played on me or played BY me in the darkness that I'm terrified of the dark when I'm alone.  I can imagine Kurt being in every closet jumping out to scare me.  I have such a grand imagination.  I turn every noise into an animate creature.  Creaks and pops become footsteps and movement of a thief lurking in the darkness coming in to steal our not-so-valuables.    I can hear the toilet run, the air condition shift on and off and the ice maker making new ice.  I hear all of the neighbors in a 20 mile radius shutting car doors and garages.  I hear imaginary gun shots.  None of that seems so dramatic when the lights are ON!

What is it about darkness that I dread?

I've always imagined God and Heaven and there was never a trace of darkness in those imaginations.   It's the place where there is No Night - The Lamb is the Light!  AND, this is true!

HOWEVER, here are some other Scriptures to review.

Psalm 18:9-11
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
*Verse 12 talks about HIS brightness.


Psalm 97:2
2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

1 Kings 8:12
12 Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

Also, another interesting thought:
2 Corinthians 11:14
14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.


I don't have to fear the dark. What I must pay more attention to is what is going on in the light. When I'm most comfortable, when I feel like I'm safe, when life is going good and smooth - that's when I need to be more aware. A lot of the time, that is where the attack comes - when the guard is down.

If you've found yourself in a dark situation or a storm, enjoy the secret place with HIM. (He made darkness his secret place) If you're enjoying the light with no troubles, no battles - either get ready - or WAKE UP BABY! You're not in Heaven yet!!