looking through His eyes

Last week, during the YWAM conference, my friend Joseph pointed out a girl to me that he thought was so beautiful. In his eyes, she was perfect physically. He was totally captivated by her beauty... her short hair, nose ring, and porcelain skin were all he could see. He then proceeded to ask me what I thought. I said something like, "she's cute, but not what I figured your type would be." In my eyes, she was too young. Cute but not beautiful.

Joseph's response to me has been on my mind ever since. He said (insert deep south Indian accent here), "you know why you think that? It is because you are looking at her through your eyes. You are not looking through my eyes!"

Hmmm, I thought to myself. He was right. But, in my own vanity, I had never looked at it that way before.

This morning, I opened God Calling to November 26th and guess what God had to say?

"The prophet realized the Truth of My later saying 'he that hath ears to hear let him hear', which might be rendered 'he that hath eyes to see let him see.'

The God who was to be born upon earth was not to be housed in a body so beautiful that men would follow and adore for the beauty of His countenance.

No! He was to be as one who the world would despise, but, to the seeing eye, the Spirit that dwelt in that body should be so beautiful as to lack nothing.

'Yet when we shall see Him, there is no Beauty that we should desire Him.'

Pray for the seeing eye, to see the Beauty of My character, of my Spirit. Nay, more, as faith saw the Beauty of the Godhead in One who had no form or comeliness, so pray to have that faith to see the Beauty of My Love in My dealings with you, in My actions. Till, in what the world will distort into cruelty and harshness, you, with the eyes of faith, will see all that you could desire.

Know Me. Talk to Me. Let Me talk to you, so that I may make clear to your loving hearts what seems mysterious now and purposeless ("having no form nor comeliness")."

Yes, I was convicted and yes, I so desperately wanna see the world and others thru His eyes. In God's eyes, this girl that Joseph had pointed out to me, is a princess! She is His daughter, His beloved. He values her, cherishes her, loves her with an undying love. I pray that I can look at others and see what God sees - but more importantly, treat them as such.