Don't Looketh on the Smart....

When I was at Girl's Camp my last year, we had some of the funniest little skits I've ever seen that the Youth Camp Leaders (YCLs) performed. At the time, I was a YCL, but didn't participate in the skits I'm referencing now.


There was a series of 3 skits that were done with the same catch-phrase. The first was someone who couldn't add 2+2 and two other girls were making fun of her. The second was someone who made really gross tarts and again, was made fun of. The last... Well, ask me in person if you want to know. At the end of each of these skits, one of the YCLs would come out and say, "Don't look upon the smart, looketh on the heart!" Or "Don't look upon the tart, looketh on the heart!"



Okay, now here is my question for you. Are you guilty of looking at someone's outward appearance or eccentricities and judging them for it? Do you see someone who is gruff looking and automatically think they must be mean? Do you see a blonde and think she must be dumb (Having been a victim of this...)? Have you seen someone struggle with soemthing that is easy for and thought "they must just be stupid"?



How do you look at others?

2 Sameul 16:7 tells us how Heavenly Father sees each of us. It says,

 "But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart."

How can we do this better? Let's look at people as the Lord does. Let's give our fellowman the benefit of the doubt. Most of all, let's remember that we all have the same loving Heavenly Father who wants us to be happy and loves each of us. That makes every single person you brother or sister whom you have been commended to show love for.



Let's do that. Let's stop judging and stop being mean and horrible to one another and learn to love! Let's look upon the hearts of our brothers and sisters.

I love you all!
Love,
Sister Mackenzie Esmond