Today, I wanted to wait until we got back from Barbara’s follow up visit from her surgery. To do this devotion tied to what she is going through. For those of you that I’ve been praying, I want to say thank you. We know that she is receiving tremendous care. That we are in the right place. The doctor and all the staff are well suited for what she needs. Today was getting her staples removed. And the stitches. She was prepared to feel pain. But she felt nothing. Which was awesome. The lady who helped her said that the scar was very minimal. And that’s great news. There are still more procedures to come. But as we stated, we believe God has us in the right place. Her healing is definitely on track.
This world is one where physical appearance can dictate how people are treated. We live in a world where social status also can dictate how people are treated. Financial status. And others. All dictating how people are treated. It’s a world where the number of followers you have on social media can dictate how much money you can make off of your posts. Your tweets. Etc. Think about this for a minute as well. Landscaping and other decorative items draw your eyes to peoples homes. Please don’t think that I am saying that physical appearance is not important. Don’t think that I am saying that landscaping and other ways of dressing up your home is bad. Not at all. What I am saying is that this world is so caught up in appearance, we can forget easily what is important.
What we want to do is to make sure that we worry more about what we are doing on the inside of ourselves and what we are doing on the outside. We want to make sure that we are working on our connection with our Lord and Savior. That our hearts are in the right place. If we do this, our focus will be in the right place. And then God will be able to use us in ways we will never be able to imagine. Social levels won’t matter. Physical appearance won’t matter. Financial status won’t matter. None of this will matter unless we have God as our focus. Because then he can use whatever he has blessed us with to better serve him. That is what we’re trying to get to here. That’s the point. To build on the inside. To let God heal us on the inside.
