Mirror, Mirror, on the...

...page?

Yes I looked into the mirror this morning (a few times) as I was getting ready for my day. But another part of me was so desperate to also be ready for this day. I spent time getting my outside ready, but my spirit on the inside also needed some work done. I had neglected to look into another mirror yesterday, and I found myself easily frustrated and discouraged, caught up in my own little world instead of focusing on what I was called to do.

So this morning I took time to look into another mirror––one that isn't on a wall, but on a page.

James wrote, in chapter 1:22-25 of his book in the Bible, that the Word of God is like a mirror. He describes it as "the perfect law that gives freedom." We experience that freedom only when we do what it says, and not merely listen to it.

And this is what I saw in the mirror of the Word of God this morning:

"Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity....And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."(Colossians 3:12-14,17)

When I read this, I definitely saw some blemishes in my spirit which weren't pleasant to look at. If I had asked, "Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?" I would have heard, as the Queen in Snow White did, that there was One fairer than I. But the good thing is, the Bible isn't just a mirror that points out everything that's wrong; it also provides the solution.

On that note, I should go now...I've got to get dressed with some compassion and gentleness and patience, and there's some forgiving and loving and giving thanks that needs to be done...