Transparent

God has distinctly reminded me of a simple truth:

 

I find the greatest satisfaction, and give God the greatest glory, when I am least noticed—transparent.

 

A window, by nature, is not meant to be noticed, but its only purpose is to provide a clear vision of what is on the other side. If it does its job, people will forget it, remembering only what they saw through it—a good window should be invisible.

 

God's design is to make Himself more visible through us, and neither the presence of sin nor the absence of it should draw attention to ourselves instead of Him. As we grow daily aware of God's desire to conform us to His image, let's not grow consumed in being a reflection for the sake of being a reflection.

 

The Holy Spirit empowers us and sanctifies us so that we might disappear, not so that anyone can say, "Oh look, now there's a person that rocks. How I admire him or her!"

 

It's refreshing to remember that the amazing process of sanctification is far more than the Holy Spirit scrubbing off those smudges of the old self or sin to conform us to God's image—though He certainly does this. It is more than that though; it is the Holy Spirit working in our lives to make us more transparent, so that God's glory can be seen without distraction or distortion.

 

Our greasy fingerprints of self-exultation detract from the magnificent, saving Gospel of Christ—it's all about God and the world needs to see Him, not us. And, how splendid it is to be a window that shares this view to the world that is watching.

 

We ourselves need to start with a great view of the God, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, in order that the view that we show others is just that a true reflection of God.

 

Are we allowing God to shine through us, so He is noticeable, and not we ourselves?