Any girl who has looked at engagement rings (or loves some "sparkle" in her life) has been educated on "The 4 C's" of a diamond: Color, Cut, Clarity, and Carat. Over the next few days, I will be reflecting on how each of these 4 areas relate to me and the facets of my life.
Today, I will discuss Color. When speaking of diamonds, the more colorless a diamond is, the more valuable it is. The GIA has developed a scale that rates a diamond between a D-Z. A "D" rating is colorless, or the best. As I look at the facets of my life, I have to ask myself if I have a "D" rating. Do I allow unwholesome things to add impurities to who I am, and thus effect my "sparkle"? What kinds of things have the potential to add impurities to the gem God has created me to be? My past, my ever-present weaknesses, allowing the opinions of others to shape me, and the list could go on and on.
I am very clearly (pardon the pun), not colorless. How can I still shine? Proverbs 27:19 says, "As water reflects the face, so one's life reflects the heart." I examine the way I live my life, and thus, my heart. I know I will never be perfect, but I strive to keep my heart in a place to reflect Christ. So how do I shine? The answer is simple. I don't. Just like a diamond does not have a source of light and cannot shine until light is pointed through it, I don't shine unless I allow Christ to be my source of light and allow HIM to shine through me.
How do you shine?
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