God looks at the heart

https://odb.org/2024/07/10/search-my-heart

The thing about God looking at the heart, rather than our appearance or credentials or background, is that no one else really knows what’s in our hearts. So, man, still look at credentials and background, and that is why churches still look at your seminary qualifications, and those in full-time ministry still chase after titles and paper qualifications.

However, as God is the most powerful being in existence, and He created us at the beginning and had already laid out His plans and purposes for our lives since then, the wisest thing for us to do is to align our lives with Him. We may have our ideas of what we want to be or what we want to achieve in our lives, but if we work with God, it is likely to be something good and chances are we will like it too. Remember, as humans, we change and adapt as we grow older and become more mature.

To succeed in Christ, we need to get our hearts sorted out first because God looks at our hearts. How far will God bring us to be a part of His grand plans for His Kingdom of Grace? It depends on our heart’s condition.

Thus, David is a fine example for us to emulate and follow. David was chosen out of Jessie’s 8 sons, although he was the youngest. As he was still in his youth, David was not the strongest or the biggest or tallest. Not that he was the ugliest as Scripture describes him as having a fine appearance and handsome features (see 1 Samuel 16:12). It was just that he was still a young boy. But God chose Him because his heart was for Him.

We don’t really know what lies ahead when God calls us. Like Abraham, there are many exploits that await us as we embark on this journey with Christ. But even as God calls us, He will only promote us when we are ready. Thus, settle our hearts early to be for Him completely. No matter what happens or where He leads us, resolve in our hearts that we will always be with and for Him. Let His will be done and not ours. Sanctify our lives and our ambitions and desires, and He will lead us to do His will and His will alone. Leave behind all our selfish desires and ambitions. Let Him lead us, and we may gain something in this world and also an eternal place for our souls as what profits a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits his soul?