Mirror, Mirror

GUEST BLOGGER: Shirley Andersen

“O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my Downsitting and mine uprising, thou understand my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. “ Psalms 139:1~4

It’s very common to judge ourselves by others opinion of us. Everyone does it from time to time, especially if we don’t have confidence in ourselves. Our youth get caught up in this maybe more than adults do. However, there are some very vain adults out there that what other adults say means whatever their worth is. I was thinking about -

“Who God says we are.”

I’m afraid to say that part of the time I don’t want God to know every word I might say, as verse 4 says. I also have taken other people’s opinion of me and let it bother me. Recently I have come to grips with “What do I think about my appearance but even more,

“What does God think ?”

Some of the people that always have an opinion about others; are the ones I don’t care to listen to. My family and really good friends and my doctors are all I listen to. Choose your own mirrors, make a list of those people whose eyes reflect the real you. Whose opinion do you cherish and trust ? Who will be honest with you but also considerare ? You need to find out…

“Who God says we are”

Don’t forget the one who knows you better than anyone else. The one who made you. Spend time with God in prayer, Meditation and scripture reading, look into His eyes and get a true picture of yourself. Be honest or ask your best friend to be honest with you. So many people, female mostly, will listen to anyone instead of the people that really know you. Be very honest with God and he will reveal what he wants you to know, then your Bible study will accomplish what It was meant to.

“Red and yellow, black and white, we are precious in his sight, Jesus loves all the children of the world.”