God never looks at us as we see ourselves, nor as others see us!
When God ordered Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Esai who was to become king of Israel, Samuel was impressed by the beauty and stature of David’s brothers, when it was rather David whom God had chosen.
So God said to him:
« The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. »(1 Samuel 16:7)
When God looked at David, He saw in him a valiant warrior and an exceptional worshipper, a courageous king, a king after his own heart while his brothers despised him and saw in him only a poor shepherd.
When others look at us, they see what they have heard of us, they see our social category, they see our functions or ranks, they see the situation in which we find ourselves, they see our dress, our height, our morphology, etc.
But God Himself, looks at the heart, where are hidden our qualities and our potentialities that others cannot see and where are imprinted his different projects for us.
May God help us to be able to distrust the way others see us.
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