What Do You See?

Have you ever walked past a store in the mall or building with glass front and taken a glimpse of yourself as you walked by? What did you see? Perhaps you noticed your hair, your clothing, or even your stride as you caught your image for a brief moment.

Once you passed that place you could no longer see your image nor could anyone else that may have been glancing in that direction at the same time. Your physical body was still in motion but the image was no longer visible.

Depending on the glass your reflection may have appeared elongated, or it could have appeared to be stretched out or shrunken. Paul says in James 1:22-24 but be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway fogetteth what manner of man he was.

What do people see when they look at you? We also read in 1 Samuel 16:7 ...for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. Just as you see your image as you walk past the glass that is the same image man sees but is that who you are? We read in James if you are not a doer of the word but a hearer only you are that image that is in the glass. Once your reflection is gone you forget who you are on the inside. You lose track of what God has called you to do if you are looking and listening but not doing.

Oftentimes we get excited when we have an idea or a vision in mind of what we want to do or the direction in which we believe God is leading us. But once we take our eyes off of how we see ourselves involved in our destiny, or if we no longer hear ourselves talking about what it will take to get there we are no longer taking steps towards reaching our goals. We are no longer doing that which will take us there.

But we are just like that image in the glass; our image is no longer there. We must always stay proactive. We must always be in the business of being in business. It is easy to become distracted and lose sight of our goals. But we must do something every day to remind ourselves of what it is that we are striving to do. I don’t like to use the word small because there is no small effort. Any effort at all should be rewarded because it takes you one step closer to your victory.

I will close this by saying don’t forget the image in the mirror. You may be the only one that sees it. Let your works speak for themselves because the image is only temporary.