Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. I began my time with the Living God inside in the warmth of an old kitchen, but as soon as the sun crept up I made my way to the porch. As I sat there giving Him my Praise, my Thanks, and seeking His Will for my Life, I saw the reflection of the sun on the pond and it reminded me of my Deepest Desire….to be a Reflection of Him. He’ll always be Bigger and Brighter than I could ever be, but as long as I Stand in His Presence, His Reflection will transform me into something beautiful…usable…humble. What an amazing God to use a pond at sunrise to Speak to my Heart this morning.

It’s amazing how so many people long to be like someone else. Sometimes they long to be like someone smarter or richer…or someone who’s had smoother sailing through the Journey called Life than they have – but not me…I just want to be like Jesus. Sometimes they long to look like someone else because they believe that someone else is more pleasing to the human eye than they are – but not me…I just want to be like Jesus. Sometimes they long to be younger than they really are or to be able to force their body to do things younger bodies do with ease – but not me…I just want to be like Jesus. Sometimes they long to have a personality like someone else, or a sense of humor to entertain the masses – but not me, I just want to be like Jesus. If you could take all those things some people long to be like…if you could somehow clump all the smart, rich, beautiful people together and wrap them all up in a perfect human package, it wouldn’t even come close to the Beauty of the Reflection of Jesus Christ. There are no words to describe the Beauty when you see Jesus in the eyes, the Heart, and the Life of a human being. This is the definition of “Christian” – to strive to be Christ-like in all those ways that matter.

Sometimes people who long to be like someone else will go to extreme measures just to be like them. They’ll dress like them. They’ll talk like them. They’ll cut their hair or wear their make-up like them. Some people will attempt to mirror the work habits of someone else and others will go so far as to succumb to surgery to look more like them too…while the others will sit back and envy all those things they aren’t. It’s a Mystery why people can’t be satisfied with the way God made them, from skin color to personality, and it’s even crazier why they can’t be satisfied with the life they’ve been given to live. If they only knew how Special they are in the eyes of the Living God their Perspective would be a whole lot different and instead of trying to be like somebody else with a less-than-perfect life, they’d long to be like Jesus just like me.

I love my family and I love my friends. I love my life and I love who I am. There are countless things I still need to improve upon to be the woman God Created me to be…but the only goal…the only thing that really matters in the Journey called Life, is for me to be like that pond…a Beautiful Reflection of a God too amazing for words.

How about you?