Looking in the Mirror Do We see God's Will, Or Our Own? James 1:21 So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls. Step Ten "We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." we've found that the more we live in harmony with our Higher Powers (Jesus) will for us, the greater the harmony in our lives. How many times do we look in the mirror each day? Suppose we looked in the mirror and found that we had mustard smeared around our mouth. Wouldn’t we immediately wash our face and clean up the problem? In the same way, we need to routinely look at ourself in our “spiritual mirror,” the Bible. Then if anything is wrong, we can take the proper steps to fix it. James uses a similar illustration to show how God’s Word should be like a spiritual mirror in our life. He said: “But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. James 1:22-25 [22] But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. [23] For if you listen to the word and don't obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. [24] You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. [25] But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don't forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. This illustration supports the sensibleness of making a routine personal inventory. As we examine our life, we need to respond with immediate action if something has changed since we last looked. If we put off taking care of a problem, it may soon slip our mind. Just as we would think it foolish to go all day knowing there is mustard on our face, it is not logical to notice a problem that could lead to a fall and not correct it promptly. We use the Tenth Step to help us maintain that harmony. On a daily basis, we take time to look at our behavior. Some of us measure each action with a very simple question: "God's will, or mine?" In many cases, we find that our actions have been in tune with Jesus's. his will for us, in turn have been in tune with the world around us. In some cases, however, we will discover inconsistencies between our behavior and God's principles. We find We've been acting on our own will, not God's, and the result has been Discord in our lives. When we discover such inconsistencies, we admit we've been wrong and take corrective action. With greater awareness of what we believe God's will for us to be in such situations, we are less likely to repeat those actions. And we are more likely to live in greater Accord with His will for us. Today, I will examine my actions, asking, "God's will, or mine?"

Looking in the Mirror Do We see God's Will, Or Our Own?

James 1:21

So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.

Step Ten

"We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it."

we've found that the more we live in harmony with our Higher Powers (Jesus) will for us, the greater the harmony in our lives.
How many times do we look in the mirror each day?

Suppose we looked in the mirror and found that we had mustard smeared around our mouth.

Wouldn’t we immediately wash our face and clean up the problem?

In the same way, we need to routinely look at ourself in our

“spiritual mirror,”

the Bible.

Then if anything is wrong, we can take the proper

steps to fix it.

James uses a similar illustration to show how God’s Word should be like a spiritual mirror in our life. He said:

“But don’t just listen to God’s word.

You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror.

You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.

James 1:22-25

[22] But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

[23] For if you listen to the word and don't obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror.

[24] You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.

[25] But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don't forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

This illustration supports the sensibleness of making a routine personal inventory.

As we examine our life, we need to respond with immediate action if something has changed since we last looked.

If we put off taking care of a problem, it may soon slip our mind.

Just as we would think it foolish to go all day knowing there is mustard on our face, it is not logical to notice a problem that could lead to a fall and not correct it promptly.

We use the Tenth Step to help us maintain that harmony.

On a daily basis, we take time to look at our behavior.

Some of us measure each action with a very simple question:

"God's will, or mine?"

In many cases, we find that our actions have been in tune with Jesus's. his will for us,  in turn have been in tune with the world around us.

In some cases, however, we will discover inconsistencies between our behavior and God's principles.

We find We've been acting on our own will, not God's, and the result has been Discord in our lives.

When we discover such inconsistencies, we admit we've been wrong and take corrective action.

With greater awareness of what we believe God's will for us to be in such situations, we are less likely to repeat those actions.

And we are more likely to live in greater Accord with His will for us.

Today, I will examine my actions, asking, "God's will, or mine?"