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The Mirror’s Reflection of You
Literally, you might see a woman with black hair in ponytail, oval face, with elegant straight nose, pouting lips and perfectly trimmed eyebrows, fat body figure on skinny fit jeans and white shirt. Or, a barrel chested man of athletic stature, undercut blonde hair, roundish-almond eyes, long nose, and etc. We all have that unique features of our self physically but beyond that what else can you see? We also see our flaws, the fresh pimple you got from working all night with your thesis, or the scars you got from your 1st basketball league at school. Stretch marks from the struggles of your first pregnancy. Sagging belly after a year of dreadful fight for weight loss. Receding hairline, crow's feet wrinkles because aging is inevitable.
In seeing ourselves our previous experience enters in; we will see what we look for. If you have a troubled past, you might be looking a man’s mirror reflection with resentments and bitterness. If you failed many times in your past pursuits in life, you might be seeing a frustrated man. If you happen to be an actress indulges with vanity and fame, you might have a mirror’s reflection of a proud self-absorbed woman. Whatever experience you had in the past reflects what we are today but everything can change. Change is constant as they say. I believe it is. Your mirror also sends back a reassuring reflection of sparkling confidence. You know you’re at your best… sure of your poise, sure of your charm, sure of your age. But how about if circumstances rob you of beauty, youth, and confidence, can you still find something reassuring inside you?
There is more than what we see and what we believe in our self. Our identity in Christ is something that will truly capture us in reassuring that behind the flaws and uncertainty that comes from aging and the wounds from the past, His love and the change we have through His blood will hold our new identity. Because through Christ we become children of God (see John 1: 12). This identity changes all your past hurts, frustrations, insecurities, bitterness, etc. Now, you are someone important. You are son/ daughter of the King of kings and the Lord of lords! Looking back to the mirror’s reflection of you, can you find a better man now?
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7 comments
I always look at a mirror with a smile! And talking to my reflection with all the love. You have to look after yourself and keep that reflection of you chin up!
You're right. But unfortunately not everyone can do that. Thanks for the tip as always!
Everyone can. But not everyone does. You can all have the problems in the world and smile and take it positively or sit in front of the mirror and mock yourself and have a blaming game. We have our choice no matter what :)
True indeed. Just a matter of perspective.. To be honest I caught myself do the blaming game in front of the mirror sometimes, lol!
I did that too many times before I learned my lesson. And I understand, that's part of being human lol. It's not easy but you just have to smile and work it out! 😊 It's your responsibility to keep yourself happy! So you go girl!
learning to love yourself is often the hardest lesson to learn in life.
Sad but true... thank you!