Being a Light

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Mar 25, 2026 · 4m

READ: GENESIS 1:27; PSALM 139:13; MATTHEW 5:14-16 Bullying. It’s painful to experience. But here’s the thing: I don’t know bullying’s pain because I’ve been bullied. I know its pain because I have been the bully. I’ve made fun of people. I’ve gossiped about people I didn’t like. I’ve secretly judged the so-called “losers.” But I’d been trying to live my life for Jesus and be different. I wasn’t one of those people, right? But I was one of those people. I was a bully. It took a long week—full of conviction, tears, and prayer—for Jesus to help me see that reality, changing my life and outlook…