But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7
Why are we so hung up on appearance? On the outside of a man? Do we take the time to look inside?
Looking inside is a frightening proposition. Inside a man, there is pain, confusion, uncontrolled desire. Do these things make him unworthy? How could it be that God sees beneath the surface and continues to think so much of us? The truth is: He was there when the pain was formed. He understands the confusion - how we were never taught appropriate responses by the adults in our life. No matter what we look like on the inside, He sees what He intended.
Lord, thank You for seeing what is inside of me and loving me still.