Mirror. Mr Lucado gives yet another amazing example of how you and I are supposed to live our lives. He talks about an officer, GR Tweed, who was trapped in the jungles of Guam which was under Japanese occupation during the war in 1941. After years of surviving in harsh conditions, by God’s Grace, Tweed spotted a U.S. vessel, and again by God’s Grace, he had a mirror with him and knew how to signal the friendly ship using Morse code. The message SOS was sent and noticed by a sailor and Tweed was rescued. Praise God the mirror simply obeyed Tweed’s direction, but what if it hadn’t, Mr Lucado asks? He says, “(Prepare yourself for a crazy thought.) Suppose the mirror had resisted, pushed its own agenda. Rather than reflect a message from the sun, suppose it had opted to send its own.” (p82)
First, Mr Lucado suggest that, instead of SOS, maybe that mirror is egotistical and wants to send out “LAM,” instead. “Look At Me!” Is this not what we are seeing everywhere we look these days. Social media was meant to be a means of connecting people with one another, not a way to promote oneself to gain attention and influence. Yet LAM seems to be a huge message we “mirrors” are flashing about!
But worse than this, the author says, would be a mirror that is insecure. Again, thinking that life revolves around MMI, causes us to think all the pressure of doing the right thing is on our tiny shoulders. We doubt that our Creator is able, or even desires, to help us do whatever we must. “Self-doubt could paralyze a mirror.” he says. (p82)
Then there is the one I still struggle with, self-pity! What if that mirror focused so much on all the tough things that have happened to it that it just refuses to reflect any light at all? With any of these scenarios, Tweed would never have been rescued! “Good thing Tweed’s mirror didn’t have a mind of its own. But God’s mirrors? Unfortunately we do.” (p82) Let’s think about what we are reflecting today, and we will continue with this concept tomorrow…
2023’s Got A Minute? Book Club
January: The First & Best Book Ever: The Bible
February: Love Is In the Air: “The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts” by Gary Chapman
March: Spring Growth: “Secrets of the Vine” by Bruce Wilkinson
April: Living the Resurrected Life: “The Wonderful Spirit Filled Life” by Dr Charles Stanley
May: My Spiritual Mom: “Making Good Habits Breaking Bad Habits” by Joyce Meyer
June: Spiritual Dad: “It’s Not About Me- Rescue from the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy” by Max Lucado
<>< Peace, Diane
