Reflections

OK, OK, the protests from loved ones and friends over my last entry (saying I probably wouldn't be blogging much) has hit me right on target! I will try to arrange my schedule more strategically to get entries in. So I have 8 minutes right now before I give the girls breakfast and start school. Here goes....

Last night at the Planks, Doug asked to take our picture (along with the Hannas) for the church website...young adult Care group leaders, etc. I always Looooove having my picture taken (NOT!), so it was a tense moment in my heart. Add to that the new haircut, and the struggle I've had lately with feeling old, and you get a woman who wishes the camera was out of film or something. But in these days of digital, that just isn't the case! So pictures were taken, none of which I was pleased with. (There is a reason why photographers always tilt your head down before a shot....so your face doesn't look extra wide!) But I knew God wanted me to humbly accept my picture looking as it did.

It strikes me this morning that if Scripture is to be a mirror for our inner person, our souls, than what we see there should be massively more important that what we see on the digital camera screen. And hopefully, as time progresses, instead of disliking what we see more and more, we should see with joy, all the fruit God has brought about in us, and have hope for all the rest. Yes, we will see ourselves in light of a perfect image...Christ, and that can bring godly sorrow as we see our failure to match Him. But, there is not condemnation there, but rather, hope, that God "Will be faithful to complete that which He began in us." I'm asking God to forgive me for being more consumed with dissatisfaction over my outward image than my inward. And to give me more grace to be walking toward Scripture's ideal over the outer-worldly ideal. Have a great day!