“Test me, O Lord, and try me, EXAMINE my heart and my mind.” Ps.26:2
Last weekend, I traveled with my husband to Colorado. He is a board member for an organization based in Colorado Springs. Wives are encouraged to attend in February and July, so going to a hotel and hanging out with women who live the life of a Christian School administrator’s wife is absolutely a treat!
We checked into our room and I noticed pretty quickly a make-up mirror! I have not seen one or used one since I got married! I jumped on the opportunity to “freshen” up my make-up before we met a group for dinner. As I turned the mirror toward my face (the magnified mirror), I immediately flipped it back to the “normal” side and muttered, “I’m not dealing with that tonight.” It was unbelievable what I saw - lots of pores, wrinkles I had not discovered, eyelids that looked so droopy, and then I thought I must be becoming a man with peach fuzz! I got all this information in about 10 seconds! You see, the image/truth was so intense, I didn’t want that much revelation (I am used to my face from a distance). I am not used to that intense of a magnification of my face!!!
Can you see where I am going?! My sweet and loving Comforter, Counselor, Confronter – the Holy Spirit – spoke to me and let me know that we (He and I) would be getting used to using a magnified make-up mirror (the Word) with my heart. And with His teaching, all the pores, wrinkles, sagging, and peach fuzz of my heart would be magnified, and I would become comfortable and even “wanting” of His magnified mirror – the Living Word of God! Each day, I found the mirror becoming less frightening and more helpful as I applied makeup – the things I wanted to cover, accentuate, and improve were specific. The same thing happens to my heart when and as I willingly place myself before the Lord. I find the areas of my heart that need accentuating, highlighting, and changed are magnified by the Word and dealt with by my Indweller! He is perfect in what He magnifies! My only decision is my level of receptiveness (“I’m not dealing with this” or “Yes, Lord, let’s do this now”) and my obedience to what is seen when looking at the “mirror” of the Word.
*I am glad to tell you that each morning after my husband went to his meetings, I found myself gaining more courage to go back to the magnified mirror! J
Father, may I continue to courageously STAY before the mirror of the Word with the counsel and direction of my Advisor, the Holy Spirit. Amen
“”…for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day…”Acts 17:11
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