Hearing Aid

I enjoy viewing someone who has the talent to alter both their voice and bodily gestures to imitate someone famous (that I know). That’s why the USA channel’s First Impression fits my personality well.

This game show guides three of America’s best celebrity impressionists through a series of improvisational games until one individual comes out the champion. One of the two co-hosts is comedian, Dana Carvey. He was a cast member on NBC’s Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 1986 to 1993.

Among the many impressions he did on SNL, my personal favorite was the edgy, bigoted, judgmental Church Lady. I chuckle at this character because I believe she’s all too common in many houses of worship across the world today.

In his 1824 book, Lacon: or, Many Things in Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think, author, Charles Caleb Colton, made a comment that many of us have heard often. “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”

If the above statement is true, which I believe it certainly is. This question needs asking, “Who are you becoming more like in your daily life?” Can you answer (with no doubt at all) that you are taking active steps to reflect the brilliant image of Christ in everything you do, or are you forgetful in putting the truth you know into real-time use?

James 1:22-24 (MSG) makes this stern recommendation. “Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other.

Act on what you hear! Those who hear and don’t act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away, and two minutes later have no idea who they are, what they look like.”

No one needs to tell you that transformation is required in your relationship with the Almighty. You know it. Are you and becoming a likeness of His grace? Does your spiritual hearing need aid from a divine source?

Don’t allow fear to hold you back from doing what needs done because we both know that is the Devil whispering lies into your ears. I’m sure if you take one small step to your Heavenly Father; He will be there to help you with the rest of them.

I’ve said some form of this many times before, but please allow its truth to sink deep into your soul right now. You are eternally loved by God. (That will never change.)