How many hours of your life do you think you've spent in front of a mirror? If you're an average person, it's probably quite a few. Basically, a mirror is something that gives back a reflection of whatever is before it, but have you ever entered a "hall of mirrors" at a carnival? If you have, you know that these mirrors are different, because the image they feed back is distorted.

Many of you may be spending tormented nights in your own "hall of mirrors." Like in the mirrors in the fun house, you don't see an accurate image of who you really are in Christ. Instead you see distortion and deception.

What are these mirrors? There is the "mirror" of your own feelings, which can give you a very negative picture of yourself! There's the mirror of other people's opinions, which distorts and is not what God sees! Or, there's the mirror of finances which you can misread as a reflection of your stature in God's eyes. What about the mirror of your own accomplishments? How accurate do you think it really is in relation to God's priorities?

Only one "mirror" is real...the mirror of God's Word. As Paul says, "...all of us...behold (in the Word of God) as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever-increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another..." (2 Corinthians 3:18, AMP).

Tonight, don't fall asleep gazing into the distorted mirrors of the fantasy fun house. The image of who you are in Him is the only one that counts...and the only one that can change your life. So look to the mirror of His Word, see who you really are and be transformed!

Heavenly Father, thank you for the "mirror" of Your Word. Forgive me for looking for my reflection in other people or things. From now on let me behold a new image of myself in You. In Jesus' Name, Amen.