Tag: Reflection

The Heart Reveals

“2A wise man’s heart inclines him to the right,

but a fool’s heart to the left.”

— Ecclesiastes 10:2 (ESV)

“The ‘right hand’ is often associated with strength and blessing in the OT”. This is the commentary found in my ESV Bible related to the verse above. By contrast the “left” would be the opposite. The thing I see here is that there is a stark difference between a heart filled with wisdom and foolishness. And that difference is revealed for all to see.

I have written that you “Show Yourself From Your Heart” where we are the reflection of what is in our heart. That is reiterated here in Ecclesiastes. When we are filled with foolishness, we lean one way and when we are filled with wisdom, we lean the other. Those are revealed in our actions for all to see. They are revealed to all and are a reflection of who we really are.

Being wise is not about being “smart”. It is about doing things and making decisions based on logic and having a well thought out approach as opposed to quick emotional action. The end of the commentary for the verse above in my ESV Bible is this, “wisdom and foolishness invariably reveal themselves in one’s behavior”. Our leaning, right or left is revealed through our actions and not specifically through the words spoken.

It is from our heart where our wisdom or folly emanate. We fill our inner most part with that which we focus and that is reflected for all to see. It is revealed through our actions and therefor, the heart reveals who we truly are.

What does your heart reveal? Are you trying to show something only to find that others are not responding the way you would like? What if you were to fill your heart with the wisdom of the LORD as opposed to folly of the world and allow it to be revealed instead?

Show Yourself From Your Heart

We are generally reflective, what you see is what you get. The thing is, what people are seeing is coming from the heart.

“19As in water face reflects face,

so the heart of man reflects the man.”

— Proverbs 27:19

It is important to have the LORD in your heart. Being that we are reflective the people are seeing the true us daily. Are we showing the LORD from our heart?

We cannot hide our true selves. Are we caring of others or are we putting others down? Are we giving or are we hording? Are we guiding others to prosper or are we guiding them so we can prosper? All of these questions are answered in what others see in us.

But, we have to be careful in looking at others in the simple moment in time. There is a man I know that what I saw in him in the first interaction was not a man with God in His heart. What I realized at that time was that I was seeing only a single interaction and did not know or recognize context. With my second interaction and ongoing, I found a man that truly reflected God daily, and he was always looking to build others up.

We are a reflection of what is in our heart and the people can see it. It is not up to us if everyone understands the context or full situation. As we see in situations reported in the media, there are snapshots of situations that do not tell the full story. These situations are like looking in the water that has been rippled by a stone. It is not until all the waters calm that we are able to see the true reflection.

This is a goes both ways thing. Whether God fills your heart or not, the true reflection will come through for all to see. Once the waters are still, and they will, we are seen for who we really are and I know for me, I want that to be one who is seen as one with God in his heart. This is achieved, first by filling your heart with God daily, moment by moment.

What are you reflecting? Are constantly rippling the water to distort the image that others see? What if you had God in your heart and know that you are reflecting Him for all to see?