mirror, mirror on the wall...
mirrors
like people,
come in all shapes and sizes
they are useful
they are important
today I found out how important they are
they can keep you from walking around and embarrassing yourself
but,
you have to USE them
properly
as I was cleaning a sink in one of the bathrooms at church
I caught a glimpse of my face and thought-
NO! Eyebrows are not supposed to look like ill groomed caterpillars!
as I looked closer I saw a rogue hair growing under my chin
I have mirrors in my house
I have a beautiful one that belonged to Bill's grandmother
I have bi-fold mirrored closet doors in a room to make it look larger
unfortunately I do not have a mirror in any of the bathrooms
and that is where I notice those things that caught my attention today
all of the mirrored cabinets over the sinks came down for this remodeling
plain mirrors ARE going up,
I just haven't made it that far yet
and it has bitten me in the behind
Seeing what I missed by not looking at myself closely in a mirror has had me pondering two different passages of Scripture.
"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 who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like." James 1:22-24
"When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known." I Corinthians 13:11-12
It is not enough to know what God's Word says. I have to choose to practice doing what it says. Whether I see how it is going to work out or not. One day, I shall see clearly and know fully. I don't now. I won't until I pass from life here to life in heaven. Today, and every day He grants me breath here, I need to keep trusting God and walking in obedience. Because He does see and know.
like people,
come in all shapes and sizes
they are useful
they are important
today I found out how important they are
they can keep you from walking around and embarrassing yourself
but,
you have to USE them
properly
as I was cleaning a sink in one of the bathrooms at church
I caught a glimpse of my face and thought-
NO! Eyebrows are not supposed to look like ill groomed caterpillars!
 |
| I will be setting aside an hour or so tonight to tame them |
as I looked closer I saw a rogue hair growing under my chin
 |
| Trust me, unfortunately it's there. That reminds me, I forgot to pluck it when I got home! I should not be walking around with an inch long hair here. |
 |
| thank goodness for the mirror in this room |
I have mirrors in my house
I have a beautiful one that belonged to Bill's grandmother
I have bi-fold mirrored closet doors in a room to make it look larger
unfortunately I do not have a mirror in any of the bathrooms
and that is where I notice those things that caught my attention today
all of the mirrored cabinets over the sinks came down for this remodeling
plain mirrors ARE going up,
I just haven't made it that far yet
and it has bitten me in the behind
Seeing what I missed by not looking at myself closely in a mirror has had me pondering two different passages of Scripture.
"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 who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like." James 1:22-24
"When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known." I Corinthians 13:11-12
It is not enough to know what God's Word says. I have to choose to practice doing what it says. Whether I see how it is going to work out or not. One day, I shall see clearly and know fully. I don't now. I won't until I pass from life here to life in heaven. Today, and every day He grants me breath here, I need to keep trusting God and walking in obedience. Because He does see and know.
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