Your Inner Life Counts!
“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 people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.’ ” – 1 Samuel 16:7 Today, I want to look at how we measure forward progress. Having a desire to grow, learn, excel, and promote is a normal and natural part of being human; these are all wonderful things that can help us really feel like we’re making the most of our lives. However, the thing I want you to hear today is that the way God measures progress is not the same as the way the world measures it. While culture judges how far we’ve come based on our outer life and the things we’ve achieved, the Lord looks at our inner life and measures the