Look Alikes

I so enjoy living in an area near a horse farm. I appreciate horses, I do. Many things about them fascinate me... their physique, their smell, their beauty, their confidence. They are one of God's amazing gifts to man.

One day, the girls and I noticed that the farm had mares separate, grazing among the green. And then...oh then, we see them, the foals. What a precious sight to behold! Each mother horse, with her look alike standing side by side. The foals shadowing the mother, with each step, each nibble of grass...momma moves, baby moves. Then, with a burst of courage the colts would skip away, frolic off.  I sat in awe. I so enjoy horses.

Suddenly a thought came to me, I knew which colt belonged to which mare. They were no longer paired, but I knew. They were strikingly similar to their parent, the markings, the coloring, the characteristics...however, they were different in their own way, and yet the young exhibited the mares image.
As a believer, I need to be like the foal...

"And as we have borne the image of the earthly, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly."

1 Corinthians 15:49

As a Christian, do I show similarities of my heavenly Father? Can others look at me and know I belong to Him? Do I hold a resemblance of my Creator? Is His character visible in me?  Do I display His image?

My prayer is to be as the foal...a look alike.