"So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, 'Surely the LORD's anointed is before Him.' But the LORD said to Samuel, 'Do not look at man's appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.' "
I Samuel 16:6-7
I must confess I am guilty. When I see a person covered with tattoos and body piercings in places that seem inappropriate (tongue, lips, navel), I tend to dismiss that person as less spiritual. I do think that these things demonstrate a lack of self esteem, or discontent with the way God made them. But I am wrong to be judgmental and question their relationship with God. Lord, let me see people as You see them.
Today's Thought: The outward appearance does not tell the whole story about a person.
Have an "inward" day. Love you.
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