A Look in the Mirror

We will not meet for Bible study on May 30th due to it being a holiday weekend.

So, take some time to catch up on your homework if you need it.

We'll meet again on Sunday, June 6. Only 2 sessions to go.

Our study this past week encouraged us to BE ALERT! The enemy knows our weak points and loves to trigger them whenever he can. If we recognize those tendencies within ourselves that need extra helpings of reinforcement by the Holy Spirit, we are less susceptible to surprise tactics of the enemy.

I shared the following illustration in our group time. It was a real life experience that God frequently uses to remind me how short-sighted I can be when it comes to my own short-comings...

I was getting ready for bed one evening and as part of my normal routine, I pulled out a small pill. I placed the pill in the palm of my hand and "popped" it in my mouth. Only, I missed. I began searching the tile, the rug by the tub, the partially open make-up drawer, the sink, the cabinet... you get the idea. This went on for a good 5 minutes. Exasperated and frustrated I was surrendering to hopelessness when I looked straight in the mirror. There was the little pink “run-away” stuck right on the bottom of my chin! I got a good laugh at myself and understood a lesson I have not soon forgotten. We very often are the LAST person to recognize those unsightly qualities about ourselves. Had anyone else walked in to that bathroom, they could have easily seen what I could not. I was blind, until I looked into the reflection of the mirror. Likewise, I am often blind to my own "issues" until I am willing to look into the perfect reflection of God's word. It is the only gold standard through which to see ourselves.

I have loved this (Me, Myself and Lies) Bible study. Many of us have voiced God's approach of showing us ourselves. Even when we didn’t think we had need to look. Even when we didn’t want to look. He does so not to condemn us, but because He loves us too much to leave us like we are.

We need only to look in The Mirror.

See you soon,

Tonya