the heart

"It is easy to touch up your outward appearance, to look as if you have it all together. Your attempts to look good can fool most people. But I see straight through you, into the depths of your being. There is no place for pretense in your relationship with Me. Rejoice in the relief of being fully understood. Talk with Me about your struggles and feelings of inadequacy. Little by little, I will transform your weaknesses into strengths. Remember that your relationship with Me is saturated in grace."

I Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him, for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."

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God sees our heart. He desires that we be transparent when we talk to him. He loves us as we are, but also knows what we can be, and is at work in us!

one thousand gifts

3 sounds you hear:

404. the geese flying overhead

405. the fire

406. the bells of the clock