I discovered a new phone app called AgingBooth. I have had so much fun with it. I have aged everyone in my family just to see what they would look like with a few years on them. We have had many laughs. It reminds me of a poem I read a couple of years ago that goes something like this:
A very wierd thing has happened. A strange old lady has moved into my house. I have no idea who she is, where she came from or how she got in. All I know is that one day she wasn't there and the next day, she was.
She manages to keep out of sight for the most part but whenever I pass a mirror, I catch a glimpse of her. Whenever I look in the mirror to check my appearance, there she is completely obliterating my gorgeous face and body.
You get the gist of it. We have been studying the book of Romans and I taught the lesson on transformation. I asked the question "If you look in the mirror, who will you see?" Will you see you? Will you see a new person? Will you see a reflection of Jesus Christ?
We put so much emphasis on how we look on the outside but Christ is more concerned about who we are on the inside. True transformation is a process, we can't use a phone app to transform us into being "christ-like." That is my goal, to daily grow in the Word, to live a christ like life, and to be a reflection of Him. I guess I could begin by asking "What do you see when you look in the mirror?" I've been thinking about that for a couple of weeks and this morning, God really spoke to me with one particular verse.
I have to remind myself that while our outer being may eventually waste away, I can not concern my self with that old lady that keeps visiting my mirror. I have to to strive for this one thing..."When I look in the mirror, do I see his likeness!"
And I-in righteousness-I will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.
Psalm 17:15
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