The other day I woke up and got ready for an appointment. I applied my make-up, selected a nice dress and was ready to go. As I walked downstairs, my husband took one look and said "you look beautiful baby" to which I instinctively replied "you should see the inside!"
On the inside I was nervous, scared, stressed and feeling weak! All issues that I'm certain would have diluted the beauty he saw and I failed to see.
I wondered how some people look on the inside when they display cool, calm and collected on the outside. So many friends, us included have experienced the loss of a parent, have a prodigal child, or may be on the brink of financial distress and yet when I see them, they manage to put on a happy face.
What about our spiritual life? Are we smiling, happy, beautiful, bible carrying individuals that are falling apart on the inside? If others could see us on the inside would they see a solid, secure individual who believes God's promises or would they see an individual who reads the Word of God but falls prey to the lies of the enemy?
It's time to look in the mirror and see what God sees. So when you're getting ready to walk out the door, will you see a confident individual who is a person after God's own heart? Or will you see a weak, delicate, fearful individual?
I pray that next time my husband says "you're beautiful baby" I can say "you should see my heart" because it reflects my love and confidence in Jesus Christ!
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 the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7
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