Nicole feels

�Imagine for a moment what it would be like to live as a young child in a house where the only mirror � a large piece of reflective glass prominently displayed in the hallway downstairs � offered a wavy, image-altering reflection of your face and form, much like a mirror in an amusement park. Given this experience, you would naturally develop a distorted opinion of yourself until you viewed your reflected image in a flawless mirror; even then, it might be surprisingly difficult to believe that the looking glass you grew up with was not a reflection of your actual appearance.

�All of us, to a greater or lesser degree, share this experience. It is only when we see ourselves with new eyes � in the light of biblical truth, according to God�s perfect love for us � that we begin to clearly identify the false reflections of ourselves that we grew up believing.�

Debra Evans, Kindred Hearts.