Who AM I?

Observation: There is something very powerful about seeing ourselves the way God sees us. Imagine what it would be like if we could really believe that we are "holy", "blameless", "without a single fault". What an incredible, healing truth to know that someone (in fact, the most powerful and important "someone" in the all the universe, who knows me inside and out) believes that we are without a fault. That is something all of us have been looking for all of our lives; to be fully and totally loved and accepted without regard to our failings.
In the same way that children live up (or down) to what their caregivers (parents and teachers) believe about them, so do we. If we believe that we are simply dirty, rotten sinners, that is how we will live. If all we see is our sin and shame, then it alone demands to define who we are.
Perhaps if we can let God massage into our hearts the idea that we are pure and right, we will live like it is true.

Application/Confession: I am working to make this truth a fundamental part of how I see myself. I'm not there yet, but I working at it. I believe it will make a difference in how I live.

PRAYER: Lord, let me see me in Your mirror. May I see what I am like in Your eyes and may I live up to that image by Your grace.