For the last several weeks I have been helping my girlfriend and her husband with the little details needed to open up their bakery. They have been open now for about a month. During the time that they were closed and relocating to a new location they had many of their regular customers stopping by and asking them when they were going to reopen.
As I spent time with my friend assisting her I had the opportunity to meet many of the "regulars." Today I had the opportunity to meet an intriguing woman with purple hair. Upon first observation I thought her unusual choice of hair color to be for a lack of a better word slightly corky.
After spending a few minutes engaged in a lighthearted conversation with her I discovered an individual with an
endearing, humorous personality who was a delight to talk to. I thoroughly enjoyed the time that I spent talking with her.
On first observation her purple hair raised several puzzling questions in my mine. After spending time engaged in such a pleasant conversation God gently taped me on the shoulder and reminded me of His words in John 7:24, "Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgement."
Whenever there is a command written by Christ it is imperative to heed His word. Because I want to glorify Him I realized that I needed to ask for forgiveness and see beyond exterior appearances and look inward and see what Christ sees when he looks at us.
He looks beyond our "purple hair" and sees his child. A child who is full of "corkiness" and sin. He embraces and excepts us while we come to know him better.
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