“God sees not as a man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart” (I Samuel 16:7).
More often than not in our culture, being somebody means being rich and famous. Or, at the very least, being very athletic or very entertaining or very talented or very good looking. By those standards I suppose most of us would be regarded as nobodies. Or, as the author of this little lament puts it…
This one has money, Another has wit.
That one is handsome, still another is fit.
This one can sing well, is seldom off key.
But how am I special? What happened to me?
We all fall into the trap of measuring other people’s worth by means of externals — focusing on superficial values.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld does a satirical routine in which he reminds us of our emphasis on appearances rather than inner-characteristics. He says that when a man and a woman begin to think…
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