Do not seek approval in the mirror or in the eyes of other people. In My Presence you have infinite approval.
Dear Jesus, It is so easy for us to judge ourselves on the basis of what we see in the mirror. We know that is fickle and shallow, because our mirror image is always changing. We are equally enslaved to viewing ourselves through the eyes of other people. We tend to evaluate our interpersonal performance rigorously, and we are almost always displeased with something we have said or done. We desperately desire to experience Your approval!
ENSLAVED IS AN APPROPRIATE WORD to use. You are indeed a slave when you try to see and judge yourself through people's eyes. Evaluating your worth on the basis of how you look to yourself or to others is always a trap. It is as if you are sifting sand, searching for gold - yet looking only at the grains of sand filtering through the sieve, ignoring the gold nuggets that remain. The gold represents the eternal part of you, your soul.
It is invisible to everyone but Me, the One who plans to spend eternity with you. Though invisible, a well nurtured soul can actually improve your appearance. As you rest in the certainty of My unfailing Love, your face glows with the Joy of My Presence.
My approval of you is infinite because it will continue forever. It is based entirely on My righteousness, which is yours for all eternity. When you look in a mirror, try to see yourself as you truly are - arrayed in perfect righteousness, adorned in glowing approval.
- Jesus
(Dear Jesus / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Psalm 90:14; Psalm 21:6 and Isaiah 61:10
"Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days" (Psalm 90:14 / New International Version)
ReplyDelete"Surely you have granted him eternal blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence" (Psalm 21:6 / New International Version)
"I delight greatly in the LORD, my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels" (Isaiah 61:10 / New International Version)