January 2, 2010 ~ How Is Your Heart?

Our God sees deeper than just the organ we call the heart...

Today's Scripture:

The Lord said to Samuel, "Don't look at how handsome Eliab is or how tall he is, because I have not chosen him. God does not see the same way people see. People look at the outside of person, but the Lord looks at the heart."

1 Samuel 16:7

Linda sat with her mother and spilled out her thoughts and feelings. She tried hard to articulate all that was in her heart, and she found her mother's smiling prods and encouragement empowering. As she talked, her mother said, "I understand. Yes, I get that. I've felt that way too." When she finished, she exclaimed, "You really do understand what I'm talking about." "I've been there too, darling, " was her mother's reply. What a difference it makes I know for me as a husband, father, friend and yes as pastor when I can truly empathize with some letting them know I've been there and know how you feel...it goes beyond sympathy to understanding.

The heart - not the organ, but the center of the emotions and personality - is delicate, mysterious element of the human psyche. It receives, records, and responds to all the data that come at it in a day. What Linda was experiencing is something all people know: no one can really know exactly what goes on in your heart unless you tell them. But when you do, the light of understanding and identification comes on. It is a wonderful feeling to find someone who agrees with you and comprehends the feelings you may be trying to express.

Selah people' and friends in the same way, God sees the heart of each person and knows its deepest thoughts, longings, hopes, and fears. Cling to 1 Samuel 16:7 to realize that God knows you better than any other person. God sees not just the outward appearance, which varies greatly woman to woman and man to man, but he sees the true center of existence, the heart.

"When you feel frustrated that you can't articulate a feeling or concern, or when you wonder if anyone really knows the depth of your feelings, find hope in God. He knows you all the way through to the heart."

Your pastor,

Rev Patrick Muston

Selah Christian Church Disciple of Christ

1332
Selah Church Road

Four Oaks, NC

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