What do you see when you look at your reflection?
Do you see someone who looks like Christ?
This week has been busy. Very busy. Stressful. Draining. If I’m honest, there have been plenty of moments where I have not acted in a way that reflects Jesus well.
Emotionally, I feel worn down.
Mentally exhausted.
And when I slip into certain moods, I find it hard to pull myself back out.
Sometimes I don’t like what I see in the mirror — not physically, but spiritually.
A Distorted Reflection
In the image I captured this week, I was looking at my reflection in water. But because the surface was moving, you couldn’t make out my face clearly. The ripples distorted everything.
It made me wonder:
Is that what my life looks like at times?
When stress stirs the surface…
When emotions churn…
When exhaustion clouds clarity…
Does it distort the reflection of Christ in me?
When the Waters Are Troubled
There’s a story in the Gospels where the disciples are in a boat, and a storm rises around them. Fear takes over — until Jesus speaks:
“Quiet! Be still!”
— Mark 4:39
And the wind and waves obey.
The water calms.
Clarity returns.
I can’t help but see the connection. When my inner waters are restless — when stress and emotion ripple across the surface — the reflection of Christ feels blurred.
But beneath the surface, Jesus is still present.
Christ Beneath the Surface
The beautiful truth of the gospel is this: reflecting Christ is not about perfection. It’s about surrender.
It’s about allowing Him to calm what we cannot.
“And we all… are being transformed into His image.”
— 2 Corinthians 3:18
Being transformed — not instantly perfected.
Some days the reflection will feel clear. Other days it will feel distorted. But the work of Christ in us continues regardless of how steady the surface feels.
Letting Him Still the Water
Maybe the answer isn’t trying harder to “look” Christ-like.
Maybe it’s inviting Him to calm the water.
To settle the stress.
To quiet the mood swings.
To bring peace where there is inner turbulence.
When the surface stills, His image becomes clearer — not because we forced it, but because He did the work.
A Quiet Prayer
Lord, when my emotions distort the reflection of You in my life, calm the waters within me.
Help me surrender my stress and exhaustion to You, and continue transforming me into Your likeness.
Amen.
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