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When Smokey Robinson and the Miracles recorded their smash hit, The Tracks of My Tears, I'm
sure none of them had ever heard the word: "Selfie."
And to be honest, until last year, I hadn't either. But all that changed when the Oxford
English Dictionary chose the term as 2013's "Word of the Year."
For those of you who still don't know what it is, maybe this will help.
A "Selfie" is defined as: "A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken
with a Smartphone or webcam and then uploaded to a social media website." Even though I
don't Tweet, the concept got me thinking: "Could you do a spiritual "Selfie?"" -- a
snapshot of our souls. What would it reveal? I think this verse in Proverbs hints at what
we might find:
"As water reflects the face, so one's life reflects the heart."
In other words, our soul, our spirit, who we really are inside, is reflected in the
external life we lead. What we do and what we say does matter. And for some of us, that
can be a scary thought. But it doesn't have to be.
With our adoption through Christ, we don't have to stand before God alone. Now, when
he looks at us, God smiles because he doesn't see what we used to be -- he sees what we
can be in Christ. With Jesus, we all have a chance to start again.
So the next time you take a "Selfie," "take a good look at your face" and know it's one
God loves.
I'm Joseph Tkach, Speaking of LIFE.