But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7
As you know by now, I love thinking and pondering. And as a result of this, there are times when my mind and I have an internal debate. Yes, I talk to myself and answer myself. And one think my mind and I agree on is the fact that we can seldom take anything at face value, because there's always more than simple 'yes' or 'no.'
We, my mind and I, agreed that if I didn't like something or didn't agree with something, I had the option to change the matter, change my perception of the matter, change my perspective about the matter, or leave the room.
You see, there are things I cannot change. I cannot change the way I look (handsome though I may be) on my own. I can have surgery to alter my appearance, but I cannot simply decide that I no longer wish to be taller, nor can I change the fact that I am older than many others, for a couple of examples.
That being said, I CAN change how I react to others; how I think about others; how I choose to interact with others. I can decide to be kind to others. I can decide to be helpful to others. I can decide to be encouraging.
My Grampa, who was full of wisdom, told me that "Every coin has three sides." I thought he had lost his marbles because I could only see 'Heads' and 'Tails', that is until he turned the coin so I would see the edge. THEN it hit me! Everything is not cut and dry! Not every situation is us versus them. Change our perception! Change our perspective!
See others as God sees us...
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