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Inside Out In a dream one night I saw myself a lot younger than I am now.. I was in what seemed to be a school setting and there were a lot of people around. There was one person, a guy, who was always hanging around me. I had a rough time with this guy. He wasn't anyone I would usually hang out with. He was not attractive at all. His words were not anything I could understand and he just seemed like a bother to me. I tried everyway I could to get away from him but to no avail. Where ever I went he was there. One day I was looking for this other male friend. He was good looking and smart and all those things I liked. I looked for a long time and of course this other guy was with me too following me everywhere. Finally I found the guy I was looking for and I was excited to see him. When I finally saw him the first words out of his mouth was "Your Shirt is on inside out". I was humiliated, shocked and mad. I went to turn to my other friend, the one who was with me all day, I was going to yell at him for not telling me about my shirt being inside out. I was going to say, didn't you care what I looked like, how could you let me walk around like that all day? I was mad and when I turned to say all these things to him I was stopped. My mouth could not open. For what I saw were eyes of love looking at me, eyes filled with love and a smile on His face. He didn't need to say anything for I knew what he was saying with the look in His eyes. This is what His look spoke to me, "Yes I have been with you all day, yes I did notice your shirt was inside out, but it didn't matter to me, I just wanted to be with you. What you are wearing is not important to me, but instead who you are and your heart. You are the one I love, not your clothes. Imagine my surprise as I quieted down and just received His love. I was humbled for I had truly found someone who loved me for me. He didn't point out the flaws that were on the outside, He just saw me, He saw my heart, and He just wanted to love me. When I awoke I was amazed at my Jesus. He truly does love us flaws and all. He sees the flaws but He doesn't focus on them like the world. He just focuses on us. He wants us, flaws and all and He just wants to love us. I believe and pray that I will learn to love like Him, that I may notice the flaws but always just want to love the person. Jesus is Our Friend and although I did not esteem Him in the dream, He never left my side. This whole dream reminded me of many Scriptures. Also I am thinking about wearing a shirt inside out on purpose just to spread the message of His perfect love toward us. I pray you will see His love through this dream. I pray it blesses you as it did me. I love you and Jesus loves you, flaws and all.
Scriptures that came to mind as I wrote this today: "For
He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant and as a root out of
dry ground. He has no form or comeliness and when we see Him there
is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected
by men."
"But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not look at
his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused
him. For the Lord does not see as man sees, For man looks at the outward
appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."
"For
the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost."
"For
even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to
give His life for a ransom for many." "Greater
love has no one than to lay down one's life for His friends"
"This
is My commandment to you, love one another as I have loved you."
(John 15:12)
 
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