Be a REFLECTION of What You’d Like to Be

REFLECTION: an image that is seen in a mirror or on a shiny surface; something that shows the effect, existence, or character of something or someone.

I love how God gives us “thumbs up” on decisions we make. I typed up this blog early yesterday morning before I left for an event so it would be ready to POST this morning at 6 am. Imagine my delight, when a lady at the event said, “Donna, in my thoughts about you I saw you outdoors in nature and you came to a stream and you looked in the stream and saw your REFLECTION,….etc. Her words encouraged me beyond that word, but she confirmed the post I had written for you today. God is so faithful to me AND you!

I love this photo, and quote. “Be a REFLECTION of what you’d like to receive. If you want love, give love. If you want truth, be truthful. What you give out, will always return. REFLECTION is also like a boomerang — when we give love, it will come back to us. If we give joy, we’ll receive back joy. If we give forgiveness, we will be forgiven.

It’s the Laws of Reciprocity — God’s laws of sowing and reaping. Those laws aren’t new at all. It started with the greatest of all GIVERS when Jesus said, “Give…and it shall be given” Luke 6:38. Simply put, reciprocity is the notion of mutual exchange or fair return. It’s the basis of many business interactions where a fair exchange of goods and services is made between parties.

On the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave us the Laws of Reciprocity in the purest form — for example “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” Matthew 5:7

We’ve heard the words: “Serve….and you shall be served.” “Love….and you shall be loved.” “Be a friend…..and you shall have friends.” Just makes good sense — especially when it’s been tested and proven by successful leaders! Our dear friend, Zig Ziglar, said, “You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.” Smart and truly successful people get this. It’s NOT giving TO GET. Typically, in those times that we give — we do so with absolutely no expectation or desire to receive back…..but with God’s Laws of Reciprocity — there is ALWAYS a give back. Those laws just can’t help themselves. We do receive back in so many ways. If our heart stays fixed on giving, serving and loving — the REFLECTION and the ACTION will be to RECEIVE.