Who do you see?

Lil Wayne is on top of the world of pop culture. By that standard, he is at the pinnacle of success. He embodies the concept of "young money". Most of his lyrics promote self and the values of a culture focused on self. But now, like so many successful people before him, he is pulling back the curtain for the world to see what he really thinks of himself. And even if it is just for a moment, it sheds a lot of light on the folly of this world's values. Here are some of the lyrics of his recent hit "Mirror":

I see the blood in your eyes
I see the blood in disguise
I see the pain hidden in your pride
I see you’re not satisfied
I see the truth in your lies
I see nobody by your side
I see the guilt beneath the shame
I see your soul through your windowpane
I see the scars that remain
I see you Wayne

So often, we see men and women reach the top and discover it is not what they thought it would be. Their success only highlights the emptiness we all feel when we pursue idolatry. We look in the mirror and we cannot hide the truth. When you look in the mirror, who do you see?

Jesus offers us a different value system - one in which all of His children have worth. Our worldly success does not matter to Jesus. He has always seen us for who we really are. He knows the guilt, the shame, and the pain. He doesn't want us to be enslaved to those things. We can embrace the identity we try to make for ourselves, or we can accept the identity that God creates for us. Then the question becomes, "Who does God see?"