How would you describe your relationship with your mirror?
I have a love/hate relationship with mine. The shiny surface comes in handy to check if I have lipstick on my teeth or bits of powdered sugar doughnut clinging to my lips, but I don’t always like what I see in the mirror.
I look in my makeup mirror and see a new wrinkle. I glance in the vanity mirror and see hair that refuses to arrange itself the way I would like. I gaze in the department store dressing room mirror and see my figure flaws from three different angles.
I do not feel altogether beautiful.
But God tells me something different. His Word is a true mirror of our nature because in it God tells us how He sees us. Compared to God’s mirror, all the other reflections we see are like the images we see in the carnival fun house mirrors–distorted.
Looking into God’s mirror we can see who we really are, what we really look like from heaven’s perspective.
In the book Song of Songs God tells me,
“You are altogether beautiful, my darling, beautiful in every way.”
The beautiful book of Song of Songs is a love story that can be read at several different levels: as a beautiful love story between a man and a woman, as a manual for a husband-wife relationship, and as Christ’s love poem to us as His bride, the church.
God knows we are insecure. We women often obsess about our looks. Even when we are at our best, we can quickly identify our flaws. So God wants to reassure us. He says to me, He says to you:
You are beautiful in every way. You may not feel that way today. You may be painfully aware of where your beauty falls short of the world’s ideal. But in my eyes you are altogether lovely. Turn away from the mirrors of fashion magazines and retouched photos. See yourself in the reflection of my eyes.
Hold onto those words today.
Next step: Hear Jesus say to you: You are beautiful in every way. Do you feel beautiful in God’s sight? What Scriptures do you go to when you need to see yourself through His eyes? Go here for a list of verses about God’s love for you.
Thanks for these wonderful thoughts, Sharla. Mirrors can be pesky, can’t they? When I believe I’m having a “less than attractive” day, I simply remember that the person looking back at me was knitted together by God Almighty, wholly and dearly loved. It kinda puts things in perspective.