G.K. Chesterton is an English author who lived and wrote over 100 years ago. He published several books, short stories, and essays and he was a literary and social critic, historian, theologian, and debater. He once commented that he loved fairy tales and that he learned some of the greatest lessons in life from them. One particular observation he made that got my attention is that there is a lot of glass in fairy tales, whether glass slippers, castles, halls, or mirrors. 

These objects — though bright, beautiful, and transparent — are also fragile and breakable. He says in his book, “Strike glass and it will not endure an instant. Simply do not strike it and it will endure a thousand years. Such, it seemed, was the joy of man either in elfland or on earth that happiness depended on not doing something which you could at any moment do, and which very often it was not obvious why you should not do it.” 

Friend, like a piece of glass, your life is fragile and so is your reputation. It’s wise to guard it vigilantly and do everything you can to live blamelessly before God and man. However, it’s also important to remember that you serve a Savior who specializes in taking shattered pieces and putting them back together to create something even more beautiful than before it was broken. Though there will always be consequences for wrong decisions, when you are the Lord’s child, He uses the good, the bad, and the ugly to write a story that brings honor to His Name. Jesus Christ is a redeemer and restorer and He delights in bringing things back to life better than before!