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Proverbs 27:19 says in the NASB, "As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man."
I've been noticing lately that you can tell A LOT about a person's spiritual life, lifestyles, and general way of life just by taking a quick glance at their face, their expression, their posture, and the way they walk. I think really we are sized up within a microsecond of others seeing us, and we do the same with others. I think these "first impressions" are crucial and are very hard to undo, even with a lot of behavior that indicates we are not the people they thought us to be (whether unconfident, or anything negative that a person may think of us).
To give this a particular application, I've started to see that I can spot a person who might be walking with the Lord from a mile away, whereas the people who practice evil all seem to have the same face: angry, jaded, cynical, and obviously affected by sin. I think at the end of the day, this is what sin and love of this world and its alternate lifestyles does to people. They eat the fruit of the tree, expecting LIFE, and when nothing but rottenness in their soul results, "their heart rages against the Lord." (See Proverbs 19:3).
This is more of a comment than a question, but I'm very interested in becoming a person who glows and who people know is a calm, peaceful, assured presence of Jesus. Usually when a person will say something is when I least expect it because I'm so swept up in peace. I went to a men's group years ago after spending a few hours praying in the church basement, and one of the men commented that my face was "glowing". The Bible said that at the time of transfiguration, as Jesus prayed, "his countenance was changed." (Luke 9:29) A few months ago I was in a grocery store minding my own business, and this older man came up to me and started making conversation, and I did not even notice how friendly he was, and he touched my arm while talking. I've had other experiences like this in church where people will treat me completely differently based on my interior disposition which is CLEARLY reflected in my face (see Proverbs 27:19).
Any thoughts or similar experiences? We should all be a people who radiate the presence of the Lord. Sadly, in our political discourse, it seems everyone is being swept up in fear, anger, and resentment. BOTH PARTIES are doing nothing to help the problem. I want to stay informed, but lately I think I will have to just be accused of ignorance and turn off the news. The headlines are just turning me into a really angry person, and I think it's taking away from valuable witnessing time.
I've been noticing lately that you can tell A LOT about a person's spiritual life, lifestyles, and general way of life just by taking a quick glance at their face, their expression, their posture, and the way they walk. I think really we are sized up within a microsecond of others seeing us, and we do the same with others. I think these "first impressions" are crucial and are very hard to undo, even with a lot of behavior that indicates we are not the people they thought us to be (whether unconfident, or anything negative that a person may think of us).
To give this a particular application, I've started to see that I can spot a person who might be walking with the Lord from a mile away, whereas the people who practice evil all seem to have the same face: angry, jaded, cynical, and obviously affected by sin. I think at the end of the day, this is what sin and love of this world and its alternate lifestyles does to people. They eat the fruit of the tree, expecting LIFE, and when nothing but rottenness in their soul results, "their heart rages against the Lord." (See Proverbs 19:3).
This is more of a comment than a question, but I'm very interested in becoming a person who glows and who people know is a calm, peaceful, assured presence of Jesus. Usually when a person will say something is when I least expect it because I'm so swept up in peace. I went to a men's group years ago after spending a few hours praying in the church basement, and one of the men commented that my face was "glowing". The Bible said that at the time of transfiguration, as Jesus prayed, "his countenance was changed." (Luke 9:29) A few months ago I was in a grocery store minding my own business, and this older man came up to me and started making conversation, and I did not even notice how friendly he was, and he touched my arm while talking. I've had other experiences like this in church where people will treat me completely differently based on my interior disposition which is CLEARLY reflected in my face (see Proverbs 27:19).
Any thoughts or similar experiences? We should all be a people who radiate the presence of the Lord. Sadly, in our political discourse, it seems everyone is being swept up in fear, anger, and resentment. BOTH PARTIES are doing nothing to help the problem. I want to stay informed, but lately I think I will have to just be accused of ignorance and turn off the news. The headlines are just turning me into a really angry person, and I think it's taking away from valuable witnessing time.