Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from Radical.net.

Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.

God sees differently than we see, which means we need help to see as God sees.

Like we have a perspective that is totally different than God's.

The whole picture here in 1 Samuel chapter 16 is Samuel thinking, okay,

the next king of Israel is going to look like this or that.

And God says, you're missing the whole point.

I see the heart and that's what matters most.

So as you think about that reality, it changes the way you view the world around you

and everyone in it, right?

Like this changes my parenting when I look at my kids.

And I think about the great title of that great book, Shepherding a Child's Heart.

God, I want to see their heart as you see their heart and as shepherd their hearts well.

And then to see other family members, friends, co-workers, neighbors,

to see beyond the outward appearance, to see their hearts, to see the hearts of people and even

in all of this, to realize God sees my heart.

And I want all heart that is pleasing and glorifying to him.

So so many different directions we can pray based on 1 Samuel chapter 16 verse 7.

Let's just go forward. God, we know you see our hearts right now.

You see what is true about my heart.

Our hearts, God, we want our hearts to be pleasing to you.

Purify our hearts.

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