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The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

What's Inside a Humble Heart?

The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

Ascension

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.97.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

"But the Lord said to Samuel, 'Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.'” - 1 Samuel 16:7

What does God see when he looks into our hearts? Does he see a humble, contrite and broken heart, that he will not spurn?

Today Fr. Mike Schmitz shares a word of encouragement from the book of 1 Samuel for how to shape our hearts so that the Lord can be present to them and abide in them.

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0:00.0

Samuel was to be told by God to go to the house of Jesse and she has he had a bunch of sons

0:04.4

and one of those sons Samuel was to anoint to be the next king of Israel.

0:08.7

So what happens is is the first the first son walks in and Samuel says oh man this guy looks like a king tall

0:15.6

his handsome dashing looks very royal looks very kingly and God says these words

0:20.5

hi my name is Father Mike Schmitz and this is essential

0:22.5

presents. He says no I've not selected him because man looks at the outward

0:26.0

appearance but the Lord looks into the heart after a bit they tracked on David

0:30.7

and bring him in and God says that's the one annoying to him right but that verse is

0:36.0

man looks at the outward appearance but the Lord looks in the heart and the question I have is like

0:41.5

okay so what does God see when he looks in the heart?

0:44.0

I mean, I don't know if you've ever asked that question.

0:46.0

So they can say, okay, great, this is wonderful that God, you don't look at the outward appearance,

0:49.0

so we're not qualified or disqualified by our outward appearance.

0:52.0

But you look at our outward appearance.

0:53.8

But you look at the heart,

0:56.0

what kind of heart, A, do you see,

0:58.6

and B, what kind of heart are you drawn to?

1:01.2

Because maybe it's this, maybe it's like, yeah, the Lord looks at the heart,

1:04.0

but he looks at the strong heart, the powerful heart, the courageous heart, the grace-filled heart, the patient heart.

1:08.7

Maybe it's all the good hearts. Maybe he looks at my heart and he still rejects me.

1:14.0

That's the possibility, right?

1:15.6

The Lord does not, man looks at the outward appearance and qualifies or disqualifies.

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