We pay so much attention in our time to acting according to reason, how we look in front of others, how we are in the eyes of the world, and what we should be according to it. Others, better, more perfect. So often, these thoughts settle within us. And with them also restlessness. We chase after things, go from one activity to another, and still do not find peace. However, there is something, a part of us that inseparably belongs to us and suffers incredibly from this approach: our heart, our insides, our SELF. So often, the silent voice of our heart is drowned out by all other voices from the outside and receives no attention.
However, there is Someone who is looking for this hidden treasure in us and is eager to find it. It is Jesus who wants our hearts to be given freedom so that they can breathe in peace and receive the spark of joy that we lack. God, although he gave us our physical bodies, however, they look and reason, however bright they are, gave us, above all, a heart that longs for fulfillment in love during life.
It is such a paradox of God, utterly different from how we look at and evaluate people. We can also find proof of this in Scripture. In the first book of Samuel, God tells Samuel, as he seeks a new king and does not like him, that he should be the young and frail David and not his older and more powerful brothers: „ Do not look at his appearance and the height of his figure, because I do not consider him present. After all, (The Lord does not look), as a person looks. Because a person looks at the appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.“ And we all know that David became a mighty king, the Lord was with him, and God rewarded him for his faithfulness by promising his offspring would be the Messiah.
Prayer: My Lord, thank You for creating me exactly as I am. After all, You are omnipotent and omniscient, and you could not be wrong, no matter how much we doubt your appearance, qualities, or abilities. Come to me now and free my heart, which longs for your freedom, and give me the courage to do new things.
Questions to ponder: Are you easily deafened by outside voices telling you what you should be like? ● Do you listen to what is hidden in your heart? ● Do you give God space to free your heart from all the lies about yourself that you have believed in your lifetime?
Activity: You are fasting. Find a quiet place and time to rest with the Lord. Say nothing, but listen to what the Lord tells you about yourself and what desires He has put in your heart.
