Let Me Be Your Mirror is a part of a quote I read in the book Growing a Joyful Heart, and I’m pondering it with you today.
For Lent 2025, I’ll be writing new blog posts every day. I’m writing for just five unedited minutes on a quote of the day to deepen our faith in this Lenten season.
Day 33 of Lent 2025 – April 6
Pam Farrel is my good friend, and I always learn good lessons from her writing. This book on joy is just what I needed when I read it in 2023.
Let Me Be Your Mirror
The quote from the book that still sticks with me today is this one from her husband Bill. Here it is in context of a time Pam was struggling with doubt and lack of self-worth.
“Bill, fearful that I would spiral into depression, shot up a prayer to God for wisdom.
He came over, wrapped his arms around me, and said,
‘Let me be your mirror.
If you need to know how beautiful and godly you are, come see me and I will tell you.
From this moment on, let me be your mirror.'”
This is a beautiful picture of marital love, yet I think it has even broader application.
Let’s Be Each Other’s Mirrors
What if we decided to be others’ mirrors of encouragement?
For at least half of my life, I struggled with a low self-image due to bullying, criticism, and emotional abuse. I treasured the times when others spoke encouraging words to me. It took a long time for those messages to penetrate deep enough to make a difference. Yet I’m grateful for all the kindness of friends, teachers, pastors, and even strangers who decided to be mirrors of encouragement to me in my youth, early adulthood, and adulthood.
What if you told someone who is struggling that you will be their mirror? It reminds me of the movie The Help, in which the African American nanny Aibileen constantly spoke words of encouragement to the little white girl whom she dearly loved. The little girl’s own mother withheld love, but Aibileen freely offered it by serving as the little girl’s mirror of encouragement.
Let’s be each other’s mirrors. Determine that you will speak words of encouragement to inspire joy in people rather than tearing them down with criticism. You might be planting seeds for them that will grow into fruit many years later, just like people did for me when I was young.
There are many other encouraging devotions in this book on various topics. Get your copy of Growing a Joyful Heart HERE.
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