My Heart

     Man looks on the outward, but God sees the inward. How true, how many times does someone think they know what is in a person's heart. Nobody knows the struggles others have nor the burdens one bears. It's always good to have kindness and compassion for another for that person may be in great need for the one kind thing you may give to them. I remember awhile back I was at the grocery store and I smiled at a lady, she came up to me and said that it blessed her. I could have looked past her that day or have been so caught up in my own world, but I simply smiled at her. She saw something in my smile that blessed her. It serves to remind me that such small things in this life can bring joy, a kind word to someone when they need it, a smile, maybe opening a door or helping someone. Joy is contagious and when our hearts are full of it it reflects on the outward.
     I always want my heart to be tender and caring for others. To see beyond the outward and see the inward need. My prayer is that my heart would be so full of love that it would spill over and touch others, that I would be an encouragement to others and speak words in kindness. That I would have wisdom, wisdom is not having all the answers or speaking great mysteries, wisdom is knowing when to speak and what to say so that the words that proceed forth will be a blessing to another. That is my heart.