But the LORD looks at the HEART
Journal page inspired by I Samuel 16:7
by Cheryl Harris White
For this page I used a black water color wash, and red and orange oil pastels. Written on the heart, is the Bible Verse from I Samuel 16:7 and around the outside is my prayer. I dare you to pray it too and just wait and see what happens.
Inside the heart it says... "For the LORD sees not as man sees, For man looks at the outward appearance, But the LORD looks at the HEART."
I thought today would be an appropriate time to reflect on my list of 1000 gifts. Each gift on the list records a moment when God showed up in some real way. What I learned from doing this was, that whether or not I choose to notice or acknowledge God and the good things He does give us every day... He is still there and He is really good. I've noticed that whenever a horrible catastrophe occurs or and accident happens, people are quick to say, "Where was God when that happened?" or "If God is good, then why this or that?" or "This isn't fair, why me, I deserve better... etc " I understand this line of thought, because I've been there too, asking the same whining questions, and that thought process lead me to nowhere but pain and anger, depression and frustration. Writing this list didn't change the bad things that happen in our world. There was still dying, wars, hunger, tragedies going on, but it changed me. Instead of focusing on the negatives, it lead me to focus on the many small positive things and grew an attitude of thankfulness inside my heart. Instead of arguing with God part of the time and doubting He even cared the rest of the time, I was drawn to know Him more. He does have good things to give us, if we would just quit worrying about what we don't have, and focus on what He is doing and trust Him, we would all see. I learned that God cares and He shows us in a million different ways a day, invisible ways that most people never see. I've been lucky enough to simply notice 1,000 of them and I feel blessed.
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