Crying Soul

The soul demands it be set free

But its master keeps it in the shadows

Denying themselves the person they could be

The soul demands it be set free

Since the honest truth of hearts people hardly see

Drowning in the cheap, fronted shallows

The soul demands it be set free
But its master keeps it in the shadows

'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."'

~1 Samuel 16:7~

God teaches Samuel as His servant looks over the sons of Jesse. He was there to anoint the next king of Israel. A powerful verse, among many, God reminds man that he looks at the outward appearance while He looks at the bare bones of a person's soul. It's a great worry of mine that in some lifetimes, God is the only one who sees a person's heart. Not for a lack of people understanding, but for a lack of never trying.

My latest readings and writings tie into the Lord's message of our 'works'. James 2:14-26 is the peak of this, calling faith dead if there are no deeds that accompany it. Useless. 

So, game time. Name five things that fit the definition of 'your' faith. 

Me: Bible reading, praying, tithing, church attendance, providing snacks for fellowship hour. All USELESS when compared to Abraham's offering of Isaac, which is the example God uses. If I hold my faith for myself, never sharing it with others, then it's more dry and dead then a severed tree branch. It doesn't do me any good and worse, it doesn't benefit anyone else. God didn't place His complexity and intricacies within every person for them to be ignored. Especially by His church, whom He teaches to view others as lovable sons of daughters of the Most High. Yet, it is.

Don't let it be that way. It can be a complex and uncomfortable thing to reach out and learn about someone. But God has proven again and again that He's thrilled to include us in His plan... whether it's through one word or a lifetime of friendship.

It's all a step closer to the big, beautiful reveal of that person's God-given soul.

'One act of kindness won't change the world, but it may change 

one person's world.' ~ Anonymous