Mirror & Glass

We seek to please, to a point of fault. It is our fallen nature. We seek to please ourselves, our friends, parents, co workers, family, teachers... The list is endless. We are terrified of disappointment. We act as a mirror to attempt to show what we think we ought. We tweak the reflection to show the image desired... The right words, the classy look, the desired and trustworthy friend, the confident Christian, we try to be a do-all, know it all, have it all together type of person.

But this betrays our hearts. Our hearts are not created to be mirrors, but to be glass. Transparent. To the heart. But not to our heart, to the heart of the King of kings. Our lives are not supposed to be some fake, altered image. They are to be open and honest. Our lives ought to point to the cross of Christ, because it is by His mercy and love that we live and breathe. As our hearts become more in tune with His, the glass becomes more clear. It leads to truth and understanding. The image is not blurred or altered.

As we fall more in love with our Lord, we become more like Him. Loving people is no longer a duty, it is a delight and honor to the soul. Serving is no longer a hassle or inconvenience, it is a priority, a necessary response. As we see God's grace in our own lives, we are more capable to freely give it to others. When we realize that the Father of heaven is just as concerned with our own hearts as anyone else's, we can accept and see that He chooses to work not only through us, but in us as well. As we even begin to grasp His love, the story becomes clear. The subject was never us and the end is not salvation; God's glory is the heart of it all. The earth longs for its creator. The mountains cry out His splendor. The oceans declare His majesty. And we, His children, are created in His image to declare His name for His eternal glory and to extend His kingdom. There is nothing to alter or change. We are called and designed to reveal Him to the ends of the earth.

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” –Genesis 1:27

“And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”” –Matthew 22:37-

“You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” –Psalm 73:24-26-