A Glance in the Mirror

What did you notice about yourself the last time you looked in the mirror? In my case, I thought, wow, this is going to be a bad hair day? I tried to fix it with a little gel to tame the wildness, but to much avail, I looked in the mirror again at work and it had gotten worse. Blah!
When you look in the mirror don't you normally remember exactly what you looked like, don't you know if your hair is a little off or your roots are beginning to show or your hair is starting to grow over your ears or your 5 o'clock shadow is now beginning to remind you of a mountain man? Well God wants us to do the same thing with His Word. He doesn't want us to just hear the word of God, or read the word of God and forget what we heard. He wants us to hear or read it, and do as the Word says. "Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, afterlooking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom and continues to do this, not forgetting what he heard, but doing it-he will be blessed in what he does." James 1:23-25. I know women and some men who take forever to prepare themselves in the morning. They know where each hair was placed and when one hair is out of place. These same people can tell you where each wrinkle is or where there favorite freckle lies. They know what they look like better than anyone else. This is what God wants us to do as we look into His Word. He wants us to know where to find each piece of Wisdom, He wants us to know exactly which path to follow. God wants us to know how much He cares about us without any doubt.
When we look in the mirror and are able to see God's Word in action, we should be able to see the Lord looking back at us. We should know His Word so well that it is reflected from within us. We should have His Word from His Spirit living within us, and that is what we should be seeing. "And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit." 2Corinthians 3:18.
Today, as you look in the mirror and remember what you see, also do this with God's Word. If you are seeing God within you there is no reason why you shouldn't be turning from the mirror and putting God's Word into action. God's Word has now become a part of your life, just like my wild hair is here to stay. I know it is there and I will be aware of it all day. Just as God's Word is alive within me and I should be glorifying Him all day!