Put Down the Compact Mirror

 All of us need to calm down and learn to look to God in all choices. Replacing your own wants and wishes with remembering how God is working out all things in your life. As it says in Romans 8:28, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God to those who are called according to His purpose." We need to be enthralled with God's plan, not in our own self. Don't just check your compact mirror to see if something is in your teeth and then stare at yourself because you don't want to forget how good looking you are. By becoming too self-involved you could walk into something or right into trouble.

A better option would be to continuously meditate on God's plan for each of us. By staring at your reflection you develop a second problem, you begin to notice your imperfections like, I never realized my nose was that big, or I hope no one sees that wrinkle.

By focusing on Christ instead of yourself problems seem less problematic. He is aware of your thoughts, and He cares about you. He reverses negative type thoughts into positive. This transformation occurs in all Christians.

The Lord gives us instructions to stay away from negative thoughts. 2 Corinthians 10:3 says, "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh." Don't let carnal pity party rages take hold of your life, for we have something which overpowers these chunky monkey thoughts which leads to creating those bad pity parties, the Lord!

Remember each of us have access to our magnificent Savior to lean on, who wants us to have a relationship and prayer life with Him. As it says in Philippians 4:6-9, "Fret not about anything but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will keep your hearts and your minds through Christ Jesus."

The only thing eternal does not come from the reflection of the mirror, but from the One who gave us life. There is a season, and a reason, and God brings it all together.