I am inviting you to join me on the journey of a young lady in her quest to be able to look in the mirror and not have to ask, “Who am I?”
The title of Erin Stinson’s book is, “Mirror, Mirror.” In her book the author invites us to walk alongside her and think about who we are in light of God’s word, not who the world says we are.
This journey will challenge your insecurities and your self-image or in the words of Alfred Davis, in his book, “Free to Be Me,” the“distorted self.”
I believe as we journey together we can experience the freedom that comes from the discovery of the “true self” in Christ.
Before stepping out on this journey, according to Stinson, it is important to think about our beliefs regarding truth. The age old question of “What is Truth,” is addressed. Her periods of questioning resulted in a search and research for answers. She concludes, “I found loads of scientific evidence surrounding the Bible but I realized that I have to return to faith- not everything can be explained or even grasped. With confidence she declares the Bible to be her source of absolute truth. We need to consider it within its full context.
Some people deny that the Bible is absolute truth and perceive truth as a relative concept. But as Stinson states, “Simply denying something does not change its truth.” She quotes C.S. Lewis, “A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, “darkness” on the walls of his cell.”
She contends that she cannot worship more than one God and cannot believe in multiple avenues of truth. I concur with her on this and with her statement, “If you profess to be a Christian then you must believe that God is truth.
Jesus says in John 14:6, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Incidentally, “I am”, is God’s name which he revealed to Moses in Exodus 3:14. Without Him there is no going, no knowing and no living. This is a good starting point for our journey.
Summary.
· We are on a journey with Erin Stinson in her book, “Mirror, Mirror”. It will challenge your insecurities and self-image.
· We begin with the presupposition that the Bible is the source of absolute truth and God is truth. Therefore we cannot worship more than one God and we cannot believe in multiple avenues of truth.
· As we move away from the distorted self we will experience the freedom that comes from the discovery of the “true self” in Christ.
· This journey can bring you clarity of mind and purpose.
Until next time Blessings!
Pastor Harold
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Sounds very interesting. My beliefs were very skewed and caused a lot of heartache and brokenness. When Jesus finally got through to me about His Truth, then I could really feel His pure love for me. His love is so liberating! Thank you Jesus! (from Karen)
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