How does this make m̶e̶- Him- look?

If you're a girl or have lived with or spent any time around girls, I'm sure you've asked or been queried some variation of, "Does this look good on me?"

There's nothing intrinsically wrong with getting an opinion on your new headband or making sure your shirt isn't too wrinkly (insert shameless plug for Downey De-Wrinkler - it doesn't really work but it always makes me feel better and it smells fantastic). However, there's a fault in who we're looking at when we frequently ask that question.

The question we should ask ourselves and those around us is "Does this make God look good? Is my attitude, my decision to attend ______, the hour I spent with this person, etc. magnifying Him?"

Isaiah 48:10-11:

"Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.
For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it,
for how should my name be profaned?
My glory I will not give to another."

He has redeemed us for His own sake, that we may proclaim His excellencies- that's such good news, because He is worthy of all the glory and He will receive it all in the end regardless.

The summation is this: lifting our eyes to gaze upon His beauty instead of looking into our mirror at our own will never leave us wanting, but will only make us more grateful for the glorious gift of Jesus and more zealous to walk in the good works He has prepared, for our good and for His Own sake.