God-Esteem: God's Vision

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 man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." (I Samuel 16:7)  

God sees things very differently from the way we see things.  When God sent Samuel to appoint the new king of Israel,  Samuel was looking for someone the right age, with the right looks and the right title.  He never considered that a twelve year old shepherd could  be God's pick for King.  In the same way when God gives us an assignment, we are some times taken back by the fact that He has chosen us because we are looking at ourselves from the outside instead of looking inside at our hearts.  When we look to the heart of the matter we will see God because that's where He lives.  He lives in our hearts. So when we look at our hearts we will see God, and when we see God we will see that in Him all things are possible.