Mirror Image

When you look at your reflection, whose image do you see? Do you see the mirror image of Christ, or do you see a reflection of a memory, or a mistake once made? You see, even though Christ resides in us, we often take on the image of something so much more harmful to ourselves. We see failure, we see our lack of ability to accomplish certain tasks, we see insecurity. I can go on and on with the lies the enemy will whisper in our ear. Maybe, we have believed words spoken over us for so long that it’s almost impossible to see Christ shining through us. It’s unthinkable to believe we can carry such a beautiful image as He.

For years all I have heard is how hard I am on myself. One of the most frequent questions I get asked is: How can you be so encouraging to others and yet so negative about yourself? Well, just recently I was approached with a challenge that led me to see things I have never seen. A friend of mine asked me to sit down and write a letter, a letter to myself from the Father. Of course, I’m thinking: No way! Then a few days later I began hearing things in my spirit that needed to be written down. I was afraid of this gushy love stuff that would break me, but as much as God’s love was present in this letter, it was a letter of revelation as much as it was affirmation. In this letter, He reminded me of something that I have held onto as a child that I didn’t realize I was holding unto. This thing that gripped me so tightly was an image I saw of myself through the reflection of a window as a child, during a sad time of my life. That reflection was that of a scared little girl who felt the world falling apart around her. That reflection was of a little girl who felt like she had failed at protecting herself and others. That reflection made her feel weak, ugly and unapproachable, and unfortunately, that reflection carried on in her mind for thirty something years. Now, hears the good news. God loved me so much that He chose to remove me from that window. He chose to speak to me and to show me who I really was. He then softly reminded me that because He resides in me, I can no longer loath what I see in my reflection. So often we take on the actions and words of others to determine who we are. So often, the pain is so deep that we don’t even realize that we go to that place as a place of description of ourselves until it is revealed to us. As a part of my healing and an encouragement to see all who read this healed, I will now share with you the affirmation part of my letter.

Affirmation: You are a rare gem who never has to wonder who I am in you. Walk in the power and authority that is in you. Operate in that rare gifting I have placed within you. Everything you need is already within you. Search me at all times and I will reaffirm My love for you. I will remind you of who I am in you. I will show you things that will confirm what I am saying to you. No more hardness, no more barriers. The beauty, the light that flows out of you is that of my Son. It is not your own. Allow me to remove the barriers so all can see His face. His light will overshadow the darkness that tries to pull you back. You stopped meditating on My word because you think you’ll never get it. You already have it. It’s in you and when it’s needed I allow it to pour from you. There is not one gift that I will keep you from if you search me for it. Failure is not your portion. Love is your portion. You have received the gift of righteousness, you have received the spirit of wisdom and you have been handpicked and chosen by Me, the One true God. My daughter I say again that I love you with an everlasting love. Walk away from the window and enter into My presence. Stay mindful of the things I am saying to you. I have made you out of a perfect love and I am continuing to mold you as I do all who believe in Me. There is no love greater than Mine. Continue to seek me in all you do, as I your God awaits you morning and night.

When this letter was finished, the Lord shared with me a couple verses to remind me of what He see’s in me. This one was the one that I clung too. Song of Songs 4:7 You are absolutely beautiful, my darling, with no imperfection in you. I say this and share this testimony with you today because I know so many men and women of God who so desire to believe that there is beauty, grace, wisdom and greatness in them, but because of circumstances we have all allowed ourselves to hear and believe the lies. So, today I encourage you to seek His face and believe what He speaks over you. Maybe yours won’t come in the form of a letter, but if you stay still in the presence of your Father, He will speak. This has been so recent that I haven’t automatically seen His beauty in me yet, but I am clinging to His promises over me and one day soon my eyes will be open and I will see. So, the next time I see a reflection in the window, it will be that of my Father in Heaven. Who’s reflection will you choose to see?