shine (phil 2:15)

Philippians 2:15

that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.

It's funny to think that not moaning (v14) will make us shine like lights (or stars NIV) in the world! There definitely should be a noticeable difference between the lives of Christians and unbelievers - not that Christians get everything right, but more in how we respond to our own failures. Because we see our own sinfulness and know we have been forgiven through Jesus death because of God's great love for us, that means we have less (or nothing) to moan about! Even though we are guilty, we are made blameless and innocent because the blameless and innocent one died. As this starts to change our hearts, our behaviour changes and should stand out in the middle of a crooked and twisted generation which is desperately trying to hide it's faults and failures and pretend it's got everything together, searching for acceptance from others doing the same thing. That's what shines out as a light.