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Who Do You Think You Are?

August 19, 2015 By Verna Bowman 4 Comments

Some years ago, my granddaughter Brianna and I were getting ready to go for a walk in the cornfield. After I zipped my jacket, the quick minded seven-year-old looked up and said, “Just look at yourself!” So, I went in to look in the mirror and didn’t see anything wrong. I looked again and saw everything wrong. I was wearing someone else’s jacket.

duck-swan-mirror-photoSometimes we need to just look at ourselves . . . a second time. If we’re not careful we can believe we are more than we are – or less than we were created to be. It’s a tricky mix.

Fear of insignificance breeds the result it dreads and we arrive at the destination we were trying to avoid. Where we live, what we do, what we’ve done, or negative words spoken over us does not define us. It can’t.

I’ve noticed in a few conversations just this past week, people I know well, I don’t. Me included. We begin to forget who we are when the world paints over our created image and we’re tempted to re-shape ourselves.

If we’re not careful, sophisticated opinions of today may bend our own and our radiance becomes dim as we become swept away into a loud crowd.

And so I wonder . . . what are we clothed in when we just take a quick look at ourselves? Is it the same as when we stop and take a second – longer look?

We won’t see our true image in a mirror with eyes wide open. We need to look beyond a broken mirror that magnifies the cracks to see our true identity. The One who creates masterpieces out of pieces sees a reflection of radiance – clothed in Him.

We can see more clearly who we are when we close our eyes and look through His.

If you’re wondering if life is working – listen to

Remind Me Who I Am – Jason Gray

 

He is enthralled by my beauty. Psalm 45:11

I am wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14

He calls me by a new name. Isaiah 62:2

I am His workmanship. Isaiah 64:8

 

Be blessed,
Verna

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  1. Janeen Ippolito says

    August 19, 2015 at 9:35 am

    Thanks for this post! I found it very encouraging. It’s so easy to fall into doubt and only see yourself as others see you. Love the song too!

    Reply
    • Verna Bowman says

      August 19, 2015 at 11:02 am

      Thanks, Janeen – yes, we put away our mirror and walk into the world and forget who we are and where we’re seated. . . . yea, it’s a great song, isn’t it?

      Reply
  2. Lynda Stear says

    August 19, 2015 at 10:44 am

    Insightful blog, Verna – thanks for sharing. The lyrics of the music are powerful with the visual images.

    Reply
    • Verna Bowman says

      August 19, 2015 at 11:03 am

      And they can be the visual images we see, right Lynda? Thank you for your encouraging comments and visits.

      Reply

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