My goal is to be better…
If this statement is really true, I must start with a long, hard look in "The Mirror"!
Truth is, the Bible is filled with self-help tips aimed at providing insight that helps me to be better and to do better. Here is one that compares the Bible to a mirror.
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
James 1:23-24
All of us use a mirror. When I get up in the morning there are aspects of my physical appearance that need to be addressed—face needs washing; hair needs combing; teeth need brushing and my apparel must be neat and well-coordinated. Like everyone else, I look into the mirror—full length preferably, to make sure that everything is in order.
But what about my spiritual well-being? When and how do I check for that? Answer—Everyday and the Bible!
Yes, I have flaws and personal “isms” that require adjustment. The Bible is designed to tell me all about myself. My willingness to surrender to the Bible’s teachings will help me to develop and mature—becoming the best I can be.
Yes, the truth hurts (especially when I have to admit it to myself). But in the hand of a Master, hurt and pain is designed to produces perfection.
So, in the event that there is something in my teeth or a stain on my dress, the mirror works. But when there are stains and objects on the inside that prevent me from being my best, Bible is the perfect tool to to help me to make the necessary adjustments.
There is only on caveat, I have to read it, believe it, and do what it says.
Be Better....Do Better!
Repost from July 9th