Align

Step Two of the L.A.M.P. Path

Bubbles drifted along peacefully.

“Well,” he said, stretching slightly, “that was fun.”

He floated past a few people,
searching for the perfect place to land.

“I do hope they hold onto me a little longer next time.”

Then he spotted someone.

“Ah,” Bubbles perked up. “Round two.”

He straightened himself and floated closer.

The man reached out and held Bubbles beneath the lamplight.

Bubbles cleared his throat.
“Just so you know,” he whispered,
“they probably don’t respect you.”

“I mean… you’ve noticed it too, right?”

The man’s grip tightened, just for a moment.

Under the light, everything became clear.

Bubbles wasn’t there to lift him up.
He was there to tear him down.

The man smiled faintly,
still holding him in the light
as he opened his hand.

Now smaller, Bubbles drifted upward.

“Hmm,” he said.
“I may need to rethink my approach.”

And off he floated, searching for more people.

To align means taking a thought and asking yourself:

Does this fit with what Jesus has already said?

“Then you will know the truth,
and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:31-32

If a thought brings you closer to the truth,
and to the kind of life He calls us to live,
a life marked by love, forgiveness, and kindness,

then it’s worth holding onto.

If a thought won’t sit under the light,
I don’t follow it down the alley.