Inner loveliness...

"Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." Confucius

The garden is alive with color now.  Golden daylilies, blue agapanthus, purple balloon flowers, red roses.  To outward appearances, everything is beautiful.

And when we view other humans, what do we see?  Beautiful complexions, long flowing hair, the perfect outfit, a winning smile?  Are we too focused on the outward to see the most beautiful soul within? 

1 Peter 3:3-4 says, "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight."

We humans are souls living within bodies.  We sometimes forget that God put us here in our earthly bodies to do His good work.  He made everyone perfect in His sight. Therefore, we should not judge others by how they look; rather by how they help. Life is short.  We can either spend it worrying about our outward appearance, or we can live each day fulfilling God's love.

"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