tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321730633848325886.post4757308645003733582..comments2015-04-02T14:06:32.151-05:00Comments on Heart Open to God: The Lord looks at the heartBeth Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831851570302738205noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321730633848325886.post-70938030132080324702010-06-29T14:02:59.692-05:002010-06-29T14:02:59.692-05:00It's interesting how we see ourselves, how oth...It's interesting how we see ourselves, how others see us versus how our God sees us. Beth looks at herself and is critical about how she is critical of others. I look at Beth and see how encouraging of a friend she has been to me for the past 19 years. Yes, maybe she has critized me but only to point out a way to encourage me to not be so hard on myself. This critic I find helpful,kind and loving. GOD looks and Beth and sees a beautiful child that HE created in HIS image - how can that be in anyway bad?<br />As parents we must be a little judgemental in order to keep our children safe. I would rather be wrong about someone than sorry I exposed my family to that person. We live in a world where diversity is all around us. People all have independent thinking and when that thinking doesn't meet our own we question them or at least I do. <br />The thing about being human is that we need GOD all the time. We need HIS love, HIS understanding and HIS grace. What would life be like without needing GOD? As HIS children we need our Father. Sometimes I think about how good I feel when my daughter needs me and I am able to help her - all she has to do is ask. I wonderful, does GOD feel the same when HE is needed? All my love . . .M. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00528597332276760629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321730633848325886.post-76651790966180067192010-06-27T16:57:43.552-05:002010-06-27T16:57:43.552-05:00The first step to changing something we don't ...The first step to changing something we don't like about ourselves is recognizing that thing. The second is recognizing that we have the power to change it. The third is asking for help. You are well on your way to changing that which you do not like.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649826418855649395noreply@blogger.com