The Little Girl In The Mirror

"My Beloved is mine and I am His."

Song of Solomon

2:16

Reflections

Morgan Weistling

Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved to look at herself

in the mirror and would often smile and laugh at her reflection.

She liked who she saw in the glass and would often spend hours 

 smiling and waving to this "other" little girl in the mirror.

But then, there were people in her life, adults who knew better,

who told her, "Stop looking at yourself in the mirror".

"You're weird."  Then came more crueler barbs, again from some

adults, and some from kids, who can be even meaner than adults,

who taunted the little girl, saying, "You're a fat pig."   "You're stupid."
"You'll never amount to anything in life" or
"You'll probably die before you grow up

because you are so fat." etc.

The little girl had a sensitive soul and took what they said to heart.

"I am fat.  I am ugly.  I am worthless." she told herself.

She began to actively avoid the mirror and any reflections

of herself in glass.  She began hating to have her picture taken too, even 

 by well-meaning people.  She believed that these people were only taking

her picture to remind her of how fat and ugly and stupid-looking she

believed herself to be.

One of the statements this little girl began to hate the most was,

"You have such a pretty face."  As she grew older she became more and

more reclusive. She did not want to be around people anymore because she

was always afraid what people were thinking and saying about her.

This behavior lasted for many years, until this little girl,

who is now a full grown woman, realized how much God,

Who created her in His own likeness and image, loved her.

God loved her so much that He sent His only begotten Son

into the world to die for her sins on the cross. This
tremendous act of love for her changed her heart forever.

Although it was and still is an unfolding process, she was eventually

able to forgive those who had hurt her, now seeing them as weak

human beings who were striking out at her due to their own

miserable feelings about themselves.

Choosing forgiveness has released her from much of the pain

of her past.  Although she still does not like getting her picture taken,

mirrors no longer terrorize her or make her feel ashamed or guilty.

And every once in a while she even catches a glimpse in the glass 

 of the happy little girl she used to be.

If you have not figured it out yet, that little girl was/is me.

I just thought I would share these thoughts of mine today with

my readers, and especially all my sisters in the Lord who read my blog.

Always remember, you are the daughter of the King of Kings

and Lord of Lords.  You are precious and beautiful in His sight.

My Child

David Bowman