See As God Sees: A Reflection by WCS Freshman Poppy R.

What 1 Samuel 16:7 means to me…

 

In 1 Samuel 16:7, it says, “But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

God made us unique in our own ways. He chose to make us different from others for a reason. When I see myself, I think of all the bad things that I have done, or I think of how I am not good enough or pretty enough, but God does not see those flaws. He sees us as a perfect creation.

When someone says that I need to see myself just as God sees me, it means I need to focus on the positive things I CAN do instead of the things I can’t do. God made me perfect in my own way. For example, if you sin, God forgives and forgets. He doesn’t think about it every time He sees you.

If someone puts you down, you have to forgive them just like God would. Don’t bring up their mistake every time you talk to them or see them. God sees good things, so I need to see myself as a good thing. - Poppy R., 9th grade

 

 

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What 1 Samuel 16:7 means to me…

 

In 1 Samuel 16:7, it says, “But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

God made us unique in our own ways. He chose to make us different from others for a reason. When I see myself, I think of all the bad things that I have done, or I think of how I am not good enough or pretty enough, but God does not see those flaws. He sees us as a perfect creation.

When someone says that I need to see myself just as God sees me, it means I need to focus on the positive things I CAN do instead of the things I can’t do. God made me perfect in my own way. For example, if you sin, God forgives and forgets. He doesn’t think about it every time He sees you.

If someone puts you down, you have to forgive them just like God would. Don’t bring up their mistake every time you talk to them or see them. God sees good things, so I need to see myself as a good thing. – Poppy R., 9th grade

 

 

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