"Sometimes it’s like we are all walking through a House of Mirrors, trying to determine which reflection is really us, unaware that every single one of those images is distorted because we are staring at the wrong thing. To really see ourselves we have to step away from the mirrors of self, and get face-to-face with God.
The mystery of us is revealed only when it’s God’s face we seek, not our own." Read more
The Bible teaches us that God is our Creator. It also teaches that we are created in His image. This does not mean that we are gods. It means that we were created to reflect the nature and character of God. It is our identity and our purpose, to be mirror images in the flesh of the One Who created us out of love to be people of His love in a world that He loves for whom He is even willing to die.
Blaise Pascal once wrote, "In each of us there is a God-shaped vacuum that only God can fill." That is never so true as when we seek to understand ourselves. We are not accidents of the universe. We are people who are designed to bring God's blessing to the universe. Life truly begins--New Life, Abundant Life, Eternal Life-- when finally come to see that about ourselves.
Paul wrote these words of image and purpose: "For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are." (Romans 8:19) When we begin to seek the face of God, God reveals that truth to us and we can take the step to become who we really are.
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