MONDAY JUNE 7, 2021 MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL!!!

MONDAY JUNE 7, 2021 MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL!!!

Remember Snow White and the wicked queen was so vain, that she checked her beauty in her magic mirror daily.  

So, what do you see in the mirror?  

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Zig Ziglar had this story.  An army recruit was a real dud - a nothing.  He had done other jobs before going to the army but really didn't succeed in any of his work.

When he looked in the mirror, he saw a nothing person - just a dud.  

But, one day the army required him to take an intelligence test - and he was classified as a genius.

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So the next day, when he shaved, he was shaving a genius - the image in the mirror was a genius - a fantastically smart person.   When he walked around the grounds he was a genius, whatever he did, he was a genius. 

The image in the mirror hadn’t changed - it was still him - but he saw himself as much more than he had the day before.

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So, who do you see in the mirror?  Is it a dud - a nothing - or a genius?  

Taking a little religious view, 

When Nathanael asks, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” (John 1:46), “however, he voices criticism about Jesus’ humble origins. Members of the Judean elite, in particular, were unimpressed with Jesus’ allegedly rural Galilean origins.”

I was born in Eastern Iowa.  I didn’t go to Yale, Harvard, or any fancy school, I went to a solid midwestern college in Minnesota.  I taught at some very good, excellent, solid schools - that weren’t named Yale or Harvard.  My graduates are working in some great positions 

We have elitism - I didn't graduate from a top school - does that make a difference?  

There have been times when I wish I had gone to an elite school, but that passed quickly.  My skills and knowledge didn't come easily -  I had to study,  I had to learn.  

Maybe like the queen  I ask the mirror every day if I am okay.  (or beautiful).  But,  I really don't need to ask - because I am okay.

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After my recent surgery, I had some minor depression.   I  was outside and felt I wasn't good enough.  But, God answered my heart with “I love you Karen - isn't that good enough?”  In the big scheme of life, I am learning that my relationship with God and people is Important.  

In all the old jokes about getting to the “Pearly Gates” and St. Peter's there, there's never a question about: What school did you go to? What town are you from? 

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A second thought  In thIs Is “But, how can God love me” (I‘m pretty unlovable!!!) 

There are about  8 billion people on earth.  And, only one God.  Cmon - how can God love all 8 billion people? (And, at the same time - and all those that went before and all those that will come later. )

You know,  I don't know!!!  That's where I punt!!!  InfInite God -pure love - 100% (or maybe 10,000% of our daily recommended amount of love!!!).  AND - unlike humans, God's supply is limitless!!  AND - unlike humans, God's supply is unconditional!!!

As a human father, it was a challenge not to have favorites - but God always has favorites - every one of us is God's favorite.

How can this be?   I don't know!!

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.

“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

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So, I am loved - unconditionally!!!  100%!!!

Let me make a bad analogy - a very rich uncle died and put 100 million in your bank account - but you didn’t know that - and somehow that doesn’t show up on a statement.  

This is my theory on the infinite God - with no rhyme or reason, He (She, It, the Force) surrounds us daily with His (Her, Its) grace but our eyes don’t see it in the mirror!!!  

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, who's the most blessed one of all?

But, of course, the answer is “Karen” (but, also, of course, the answer is Paul, or Ron, or Kathleen, or Lynette, or Rita or Paula <all of us>.  Like the guy who is a genius - but didn't know, we have infinite (or infinite raised to the infinite power) love!!!  It doesn't show in the mirror - but it's there!!!

LOVE WINS!!!  I am valuable!!!!!!

Karen