The Haze on the Bathroom Mirror

As I said last time I have been pondering on the Apostle Paul's line about praying without ceasing and what that might look like. I have tried to work at the process that Brother Laurence applied about practicing the "Presence of God" in all that I do.( See Blog "Dial Up or Broadband"). I can do it while I do practical tasks that do not require too much complex thought. I however work in a "people industry" which means that when people demand my attention that tends to dominate my thinking, and as a consequence I often lose God.

I mentioned this to one of my close friends about how I was struggling, trying to work out this conundrum. It seemed to be one of those points of tension between the Word in the Bible and the reality that we face. How does this work? My friend said that Henri Nouwen in his time at the Dayspring Trust learned to find the reflection of God in the people that he worked with and seeing they were at the higher end of the mentally disabled spectrum, that was a challenge that took years.

I have pondered this and given it back to Father and said 'is this the way I continually interact with You?' ......because I will struggle. This was the concept and picture that He gave me back. It is like the haze on the bathroom mirror. At first I was unsure of what he meant. This is the interpretation I have come to so far................

The mirror is the person, the reflection is of the Father (God) in their lives. Sometimes in a bathroom after a shower the mirror is covered with various degrees of condensation which means the reflection changes from mildly distorted to completely undercover and unrecognisable. Well all that is fine but what does that really mean?!

These were the things I have discovered:

1. Not matter what it looks like that mirror ( the person) is still carrying the reflection of the Father whether I find it easy to see through the condensation or not.
2. My job is to find ways for the condensation to be lessened or removed so the image of the Father can be released.
3. When I think about the natural the easiest way to get rid of condensation is to have ventilation and air movement. That air movement/breath/wind is the Holy Spirit in the spirit realm. The Holy spirit will break down the condensation of my eyes and make me "Super-Sighted" to see the Father's reflection in others, even when it appears heavily disguised.
4. I started to connect the dots. If I am, as I suspect, very much like the prodigal son then as I learn to know my Father.... I will need to know my Father's business....."For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through Him" John 3:17 ...neither should I be condemming, but direct the people to the Son, through my reaction to them. By seeing the people as they were created to be by the Father, not through the distortions of "the mist on the bathroom mirror". I am now beginning to see that the mist will only clear supernaturally. It will only clear by knowing the Father.
5. It is said that bank tellers are trained to spot a counterfeit note by repeatedly handling the real thing. Only when I am so used to being in relationship with the Father on a daily basis will I be able to spot the reflection of the Father in others, through the Holy Spirit. 

This is easy to say but gives me some long term sign posts. I have along way to go.......