Have I looked in the mirror lately (the bible)? Do I check my reflection very often? Can I see Jesus more each time I look?

Look Into The Mirror

As I look into the mirror God has given me,

I ask the Holy Spirit to help me truly see.

I know that I wont always like what I find there.

I look to Him to for help with things that I can't bear.

The Gentle Holy Spirit leads me in prayer.

And when prayer is ended I look again to see my face.

But it is changed through God's mercy and grace.

Oh what joy to see what He has done.

Each time I come look more like His Son.

Head To Toe

Sometimes before I leave the house I take a quick look in the mirror to see if my hair is combed, my face is clean and if my clothes look ok. But if  I am just running out to do a chore like water the garden I usually don't do that. And when I don't check usually some lady all clean and polish will come by to tell me how she enjoys my garden. Or some clean and neat new person on campus will come and ask directions. At these times my hair is usually a mess, I have dirt on my face, and my clothes are usually wrinkled shirts and scruffy jeans and dirty shoes. Ouch! I live on a campus and am an example of the type of people who live there. I think I will be a little more careful before I run out the door. So many times I have heard and said don't worry about what others think. I still believe I shouldn't worry but I should in some cases think it over. Take my Christian walk for example. All this time I have been plowing forward full steam ahead not stopping to think about how I reflect on the community I live in (The Kingdom of God). Not thinking about the fact that it may influence people as to whether or not they would want to live in this Kingdom. Or if they would want me for a neighbor in this Kingdom. Or worse still do I look any different than those who have not accepted Jesus? Do I reflect a Kingdom where everyone does their own thing or goes their own way? Israel did and they bible clearly shows it wasn't good. It was obvious there was no king in Israel at the time. My hearts desire is not only for people to know there is a King in my life but I want them to know Him as well. I have a perfectly good mirror (the bible) to check my reflection in. I hope to see it look more like Jesus every day. I wont know if I don't check. Things I don't want to see is sin hanging off me, or ungodliness draped all over me, or slime on my mouth from coarse jesting and words that Jesus would not approve of. Nor do I want shoes that are soiled with going places I shouldn't go. These are only a few icky things. Now I could worry and fret about how I look but, here comes the good news. If  I look in my mirror (the bible) often enough, and if I listen to the Holy Spirit all the time He will tell me if  I am in need of repair. He will even help me look my best from head to toe every day if  I let Him.

In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. Judges 21:25, Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the imprinted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. James 1:21-24

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