{"id":6096,"date":"2012-01-23T06:05:21","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T14:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wordpress\/?p=6096"},"modified":"2012-01-23T13:05:37","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T21:05:37","slug":"transformed-by-beholding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=6096","title":{"rendered":"Transformed by Beholding"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>We all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image . . . \u20142 Corinthians 3:18<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div id=\"post-1078\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bW5unzXXC0k\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe greatest characteristic a Christian can exhibit is this completely unveiled openness before God, which allows that person\u2019s life to become a mirror for others. When the Spirit fills us, we are transformed, and by beholding God we become mirrors. You can always tell when someone has been beholding the glory of the Lord, because your inner spirit senses that he mirrors the Lord\u2019s own character. Beware of anything that would spot or tarnish that mirror in you. It is almost always something good that will stain it\u2014 something good, but not what is best.The most important rule for us is to concentrate on keeping our lives open to God. Let everything else including work, clothes, and food be set aside. The busyness of things obscures our concentration on God. We must maintain a position of beholding Him, keeping our lives completely spiritual through and through. Let other things come and go as they will; let other people criticize us as they will; but never allow anything to obscure the life that \u201cis hidden with Christ in God\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Colossians+3:3\">Colossians 3:3<\/a>). Never let a hurried lifestyle disturb the relationship of abiding in Him. This is an easy thing to allow, but we must guard against it. The most difficult lesson of the Christian life is learning how to continue \u201cbeholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord . . . .\u201d<\/div>\n<div>_________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>January 23, 2012<\/div>\n<div>Journal for Today-JDV<\/div>\n<p>Lord, you are the mirror that transforms me\u2026.. living water that satisfies my thirst once and for all. It is not coincidence, this lesson\u00a0 about being transformed, is it Lord? I heard the message last week and this\u00a0 week in the sermon, how we are transformed by simply staying connected to You; in every way that we can&#8230;prayer, study, intimate dialog. We are able to be and stay connected, when\u00a0our intention is to\u00a0be close to Jesus.\u00a0I also heard that You give us transforming power as we are connected to You.<\/p>\n<p><em>And God says\u2026\u201dI am the\u00a0vine you are the branch. You can do nothing apart from Me. Stay connected to Me\u00a0 and live life more abundantly. \u00a0Trust\u00a0 in Me with all your heart, and watch as your life is transformed. When you trust\u00a0 in Me with all your heart, the circumstances of this world cannot define you. You\u00a0 are defined by Me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image . . . \u20142 Corinthians 3:18 The greatest characteristic a Christian can exhibit is this completely unveiled openness before God, which allows that person\u2019s life to become a mirror for others. 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