What kind of Star are you?

If you had a choice which of the following stars would you choose to become?

1- Shooting Star

2 – Supernova

3 – A star among a sky full of stars

A shooting star sound like a great option. There is something special about seeing a shooting star, but it is also and more accurately called a falling star. Actually it is not a star at all. It is a streak of light across the night sky caused by a tiny piece of space debris—usually dust or rock—entering Earth’s atmosphere at high speeds and burning up. A one hit wonder or a wanna be star who makes one big play.

A supernova is a powerful display for everyone to see, but it is simply an exploding star at the end of its life. Scientist believe that the power of an exploding supernova is the desired power level to move a human through space and time into another realm. There is only one problem with that. Only God can create this level of power.

So even though a supernova and/or a falling star create quite a stir, I believe I would choose to be a star in the middle of a completely full sky of stars. That would require an onlooker to be away from a big city full of light pollution. In my mind light pollution is a bunch of people seeking the light of others, instead of shining brightly along with other stars.

You can still be a bright star in a full sky full of stars. Most people would say our Sun is the brightest star we can see, but that is actually wrong. Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the night sky.

It is located in the constellation Canis Major and is so bright because it is relatively close to Earth—just about 8.6 light-years away. Because of its intense brightness, it often appears to flash or twinkle with different colors when it sits low on the horizon due to Earth’s atmosphere.

Here are a few other incredibly bright stars you can easily spot with the naked eye:

Betelgeuse: A massive red supergiant star in the constellation Orion, known for its distinct reddish-orange glow. (This is also one of the top candidates to eventually become a spectacular supernova!)

Canopus: The second-brightest star in the sky, mostly visible from the Southern Hemisphere.

Vega: A brilliant blue-white star that forms part of the famous “Summer Triangle” in the Northern Hemisphere.

I believe a team of stars all created by God working together to display God’s Glory is the best way to go! Be the star God created you to be and watch God make you shine!