The guys small group I'm a part of is going through a study on the beattitudes. This morning I read this out of Matthew 5 and it hit me like never before. I'm the kind of guy who likes to live my life with a lot of passion around whatever I'm doing. This tends to put me in front of people both at work in church. I constantly struggle with maintaining the right balance that this talks about in terms of being salt and light to the world around me.

14"Here's another way to put it: You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We're going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. 15If I make you light-bearers, you don't think I'm going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I'm putting you on a light stand. 16Now that I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand--shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.