How's your image

Looking in a mirror can tell you a lot of things. Take me for example. I can look in a mirror and see that I am starting to show my age. I have dark hair, what little there is, with a considerable amount ot gray. I have eyes that really struggle through allergy season, which seems to last way longer than it used to.

By looking in a mirror, I see an image of the outward me. I can try to deny what I see but it is what it is. I can go and pay a lot of money and temporarily look "younger"; that may change the image that is reflected in the mirror but it doesn't change who I really am.

Today's word is Proverbs 27:19, NIV, which reads, "As water reflects the face, so one's life reflects the heart."

While a reflective surface, a mirror, a pool of water, etc., can reflect our outward appearance, the life we live reflects who we really are. The way we live, the things we do, where we spend our money, how we spend our time, reflects who we really are. The way we carry ourselves, the places we go, the things we say, how we treat others, all reflect our true selves.

I have begun to realize that what I see in the mirror, including a lot more forehead than I remember having, is what it is, and there is nothing I can do to permanently change that image. However, it is never too late to work on the image that others see, and I don't mean the outward appearance. We, Christians, should reflect CHRIST in our lives. We should take care of our outward appearance so that we can project a good image. More important, though, is that we should allow our lives to reflect the image of CHRIS to those who may not know Him. So, I ask the question (to myself), "How's your image?"

Be Blessed,
Mickey T