Resembling Him

Genesis 1:27 So God created humans in his image

Everywhere we go as a family, someone is bound to comment on the fact that my son Chandler is the spitting image of his daddy . This happens frequently, however every time, my husband beams with pride.
As good as this makes him feel, it could not possibly compare to what I feel when a stranger tells me my daughter Cai, looks like or even acts like me. I cannot hide how proud I feel. I am reminded of the miraculous works of God.
My daughter is adopted. She was carried in another precious woman's belly, chosen by God and delivered straight to our heart. When someone says she looks like her mama, it is a miracle; a reminder that before she was created in her birthmother's womb, God destined her to be ours.
In preparation for the adoption, we participated in small group discussions through an adoption agency. We often heard people say, "if you feed children long enough, and spend enough time with them, they will look like you.” We all giggled at such comments, but time and time again, newly formed families would come into the agency. The new babies would have their mama's eyes, or their daddy's nose. The similarities grow as time goes on.
How could this be? We look like others in our family due to shared genes, right? Could it really be, "if you feed them, they will look like you?"
Isn’t our walk with God the same? When others see us, we should want them to see someone who resembles Him. We should act like Him, go places that represent Him; the words that escape our mouth should be pleasing to Him. When we interact with others, they should know that we belong to the family of God.
How do we begin to resemble Him? We get fed. We eat the spiritual food that is contained in the Word of God. We spend time with Him daily that we might mimic His ways. The more we partake of Him, the more we become our daddy’s children; and when we are out in a crowd, and someone can recognize us as His; we too will beam with pride.