The Mirror And The Word
Two things telling you who you are.
On body image and the voice you believe.
The big idea
A mirror can describe you. It cannot define you.
Opening scripture
“I praise you, because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful — I know that full well.”
What does “The Mirror And The Word” walk through?
Fearfully Made
Psalms 139:14 · KJV
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
In plain English
I praise you, because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful — I know that full well.
Wonder, Not Vanity
David is not complimenting himself. He is praising the maker. Seeing yourself as made shifts the question from am I enough to who made me and why.
In His Image
Genesis 1:27 · KJV
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
In plain English
So God created human beings in his own image — in the image of God he created them, male and female.
“You are not a problem to be fixed before you can be loved.”
A Temple, Not An Object
1 Corinthians 6:19 · KJV
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
In plain English
Your body is a temple for the Holy Spirit who lives in you. You belong to God, not to yourself.
Your Body Is Not The Enemy
Scripture never treats the body as shameful. It treats it as a dwelling. That is a far higher view than the one the mirror offers on a bad day.
Known Completely
Psalms 139:1 · KJV
O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
In plain English
Lord, you have searched me and you know me.
Pray
God, quiet the voice in the mirror with the one that made me. Amen.
Write it down
What do you say to yourself in the mirror that God would never say?
Made on purpose
Not a draft. Not an accident.
Which passages does this journey use?
4 passages, drawn from Psalms 139:14, Genesis 1:27, 1 Corinthians 6:19, Psalms 139:1. Every verse appears here in the King James text with a plain-English line beside it, so you can read it without a commentary open. Allow about 7 minutes for the whole thing, or 8 short sittings.
- Psalms 139:14
- Genesis 1:27
- 1 Corinthians 6:19
- Psalms 139:1
Read any of these in full on the complete KJV, or look the wording up independently at Blue Letter Bible.
More in Who You Are
All Who You Are →Before You Achieved Anything
Love that arrived first.
Your Name Is Not Your Follower Count
Being known by God, not measured by numbers.
When You Don't Fit In
Belonging that does not require blending.
Growing Up Isn't Leaving God
Faith that grows with you.
What You'd Say To Younger You
Grace, looking backwards.
Being Known And Still Loved
The fear underneath the hiding.