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?