Mirror, Mirror on the Wall – Who Am I?

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…Who Am I?

I am at war with my mirrors! They challenge me to ask: Who Am I?

Mirrors are everywhere. I have one in the bathroom, a full-length in my closet, one on my bedroom wall…I even have a small compact one in my purse, just in case. And I walk past mirrors everywhere I go, taking a quick look to be sure I don’t have hair sticking up or a smudge on my face.

The problem I have with mirrors is I often only see the negative, not the positive side of my reflection. Where DID that blemish come from? Gee, my eyebrows are sparse. This outfit does nothing for me. Where’s my eye cream?

The problem I have with mirrors is I only see the negative, not the positive side of my reflection. Share on X

Mirrors Have Mixed Messages

And then, the mirror that reflects what others think always seems to glint a bit brighter too. I measure what I see with what I have heard from others, or experienced in the past. A bully’s words. A teacher’s joke. That mirror lies – loudly—so loud that I tend to believe it’s message first, making no room for the truth.

Then there is the mirror the enemy tips my way to point out his lies and twisted truths. Don’t ever doubt that he has it in for me. He can’t have my soul but he can make my life both miserable and ineffective with his accusations.

The enemy knows he’s defeated and can’t gain ground with God, but he will go after one of God’s kids. I need to use my spiritual armor wisely to deflect his schemes.

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There is only one mirror I can trust

The only mirror I can trust is the one that God holds up for me. But the message of my naysayers seems to cloud God’s image of me. So, what can I do? When I ask, ‘who am I?’ How can I focus on God’s image of me and diminish the views of others?

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Who does God say that I am?

Even though I have been walking with Jesus since my teens, the voices of others still become my filters. They skew the truth and keep my eyes focused on my weaknesses rather than seeing God as my strength. Their messages plant my feet in my failures rather than seeing the One who overcomes.

When I ask, ‘Who am I?’ I want the truth – not a rose-colored glasses view, or a defeated in-the-pit mentality. So the first thing I realize is that without Jesus I’m lost; the lost sheep out of the hundred, and Jesus came looking for me.

I am a sinner that needs a savior.

I’m worth dying for—that’s why Jesus came.

I will never be good enough on my own; He became my righteousness when He died in my place to pay my sin debt.

Because of Jesus, I can stand before God as His daughter.

When I ask, Who am I? God says…

I am redeemed. Forgiven. Set free. Becoming a new creation—the old me is gone, the new me is starting fresh. I am His daughter – whom Jesus loves.

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What do you see in your mirror?

Are you seeing the truth or believing the lie? Tell us in the comments below.

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See you next time when we’ll look at some other things we see in God’s mirror of grace.

See you then,

Jeanne

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