Day 010 of 90 · Identity
I Don't Need to Be Like Everyone Else
12–15 minutes
Center · Stillness
Settle in
Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”
Read · The passage
Scripture
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7, BSB
Learn · Reflection
Reflection
I Don't Need to Be Like Everyone Else
Talk · Conversation
Talk about it
If God looks at the heart and not at appearances, what does He see in you that people have not noticed yet?
Thank · Gratitude
Give thanks
Today I thank God for seeing what is inside me, even when nobody calls my name.
Ask · Prayer
Pray together
God, You chose David out in the field, far from anyone's eyes. Help me stop trying to look like everyone else just to be accepted.
Begin · Application
Carry it into the day
Today, compliment someone on a quality of their heart, not on the way they look.
Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)