Appearances

Never Think You Know A Person Just By How They Dress

I was shopping in Fareway one day, and a former classmate approached me and said things must be going badly for me. I thought, why would he say that? Then I realized I had my paint clothes on while working on one of my rental properties. I never said anything to him, as I did not think he would have believed me anyway. I read about a wealthy man who dressed badly on purpose to see how people would treat him. One day, one of his employees approached him and said what a disgusting-looking bum and walked away. She had not realized he was her boss, and he later fired her for how she acted. Just because a person does not dress like you do does not mean that he is loved any less by God, and you should act like God does. One businessman spent his vacation on an island in old, comfortable clothing because he was tired of always being dressed in business suits. His business associate did not recognize him, and his associate asked why this luxury resort would take people like him. The business owner heard every word he said and told him he did not know why he had ever taken him on as his business associate. Another friend got hired to fill the associate position.

Appearances Are Not Everything

Some people love to appear as know-it-alls or holier than now or that they are the cats meow. None of us are perfect; the sooner we accept that, the better off we will be. We all fall short of being perfect, as we have sometimes sinned or misbehaved. God knows our actual appearance, as no one can deceive God. God knows what is in our inner soul and if we use it to make the world a better place or if we cause trouble in the world. All of us are born with some defect, and some are more noticeable than others. Never make fun of anyone; your defeat will be much larger than theirs. If someone mentioned your defects, I think you would not like it and feel bad and sad. I have a cat with the tip of one of her ears frozen off, and I love her the same as my other cats.

Homes

Some homes may not look good when you drive by, but their house is immaculate when you enter. We prioritize what we must fix first according to our finances. Also, some homes look lovely when you drive by, but the inside needs lots of work. People are like homes; some look lovely on the outside but not so much on the inside. Make sure you look good inside, show people the inner you, and spread peace, joy, love, and hope to make the world a better place for you having been here. God wants people to have an appearance representing one of God’s followers.