Some Great News On This Monday Morning~

 1 Samuel 16:7 ..."for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart."


I am thankful through the years my thinking about God has changed. As a young girl verses like ~Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.~ scared me. I mean I was an ornery little girl who once stole candy from the Hospital gift shop while with my friend and her dad/pastor as he was making visits to  members of the church who were sick. 


Yet~ as a grown woman that verse has a new meaning ~ He sees my heart and my intentions when misunderstood by others. Every time I overcome temptation and do the right thing~ He notices.


When we realize that God loves us no matter what and we are secure in His love~ the Bible takes on a whole new meaning. God is love. Therefore, all He does is loving. Now that is reason to celebrate. 


As a young girl the thought that God knew my heart that was deceitful and desperately wicked meant that I had no chance. At least I could polish the outside and look like it was alright. But in my heart I knew that God could see the real me under my spit and polish. I was destined to fail. 


When I was an 18 year old girl who had just went off to Bible College seeking to find God's will for my life. I realized I had never repented of my sin and trusted Jesus Christ as my Saviour. Oh I had spit and polished myself very well. I went down to a little alter in Peoria, Illinois and opened my Bible and asked Jesus to become my Lord and Saviour. 


Now I see that verse in a whole new light. The fact is God sees our heart, our thoughts, our emotions, our dreams and 
everything else that is inside of us that makes us who we are. That is very good news. No one loves us like our Heavenly Father. He sees all that we can be~ by the grace of God. He is our biggest cheerleader. He wants me to succeed. He wants my marriage to be Heaven on earth, He wants my children to succeed.


He completely understands us. Men only see the results of our feelings and actions but God can see through all that we do. He sees our good intentions, our motives, ambitions and our hearts.


He sees all the stress that we are under on any given day. He sees our good intentions when man only sees it crash and burn when good intentions go bad. He knows where we are in our monthly cycle. If we are on our way to menopause or on our way back. He knows the lack of sleep~ vitamins or minerals our body is lacking. He can factor in the load of stress we are under may influence our words or actions. He knows the baggage we carry from our past. God realizes the influences you have had that form your opinions of life and others. He see the entire reason that you are you. Wow~ now we are talking!


It is never okay to make excuses for bad behavior. Sin is still sin. We can"t spend our lives blaming others for our actions. What I am saying is that the All Loving God of Heaven understands the "whys" of who we are and He understands.


 He is so loving that He took our place on the cross to pay for those sins. Whom the Son sets free is free indeed. The One who knows me best~loves me the most. Now that is just some great news on this Monday morning.


God is into you and He gets you! He loves you so very much!