Mirrors

I have never spent much time looking at myself in a mirror. In fact, I can go days without looking at a mirror. Sometimes when I do look in a mirror I am surprised by what I see. The bald spot on the back of my head caught me by surprise, even though I am sure it had been growing for some time. Months after I had lost a lot of weight I was aghast at the loose skin dangling from parts of my body. In fact I was previously unaware of how large I had gotten.

All of us have blind spots, though most of us are aware of physical changes to our bodies. We have blind spots in our personalities and actions that we only become aware of through relationships. If we are not sufficiently circumspect and aware, we will bring hurt to these relationships.

I Corinthians 13:11-12 says, “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.” We must be more fully aware of our faults than I am of my physical changes. Where there is sin we must confess it and ask God to transform us by His Spirit. Where there is damaged relationships, we must seek reconciliation. God knows us fully and He still loves us. However, He wants us to grow in godliness. So look into the mirror and examine your soul. Then ask God to change you in the ways that He desires.