Reflections By The Lake!

Psalm 46:10a Be still and know that I am God...

The window in my office overlooks Stewart lake. Some days it can be quite the distraction. I often take time to look at the lake and reflect. On occasions I will walk down to the observation deck and spend some quiet time with God. The views are always gorgeous and you can see God's creation.

Stewart Lake-Camp Living Waters

 

This past Friday the lake was completely still. You could see a perfect reflection of the trees around the lake in the water. It was a mirror image of Gods creation. It was hard to tell which was the actual and which was the reflection. There have been days where the reflection is broken and not very clear because the water is wavy and not still. I began to think about my reflection of Christ. Are people seeing me or Jesus when they look at me. 2 Corinthians 3:18 says And we all, who with unveiled faces reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. As I thought further God revealed to me that it is the stillness that causes the lake to reflect the trees. The trees, like Jesus, are always present the water needs to be still to reflect the beauty around it. Wow! I can get so focused on the doing, that I don’t take time to be still and often reflect a broken or clouded picture of Jesus or no resemblance at all. When I am still and spending alone time with God I am more likely to be reflecting Christ to others. Just like the stillness of the lake. As the sign says as you enter Camp Living Waters Psalm 46:10a “Be still and know that I am God...” Take some time to be still each day and ask God to help you reflect the perfect picture of Jesus to those you come in contact with.