Eternal Or External

 "....For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 15:7

One of my neighbors was doing work on a car in his garage.  He had been working almost every night for weeks, and at times even had an audience watching him work.  I was curious and noticed he was working on a classic sports car that looked pretty sharp.  After some time I saw him working and walked up to say hi and get a closer look.  The car was indeed classic and really looked sharp, only it had one major problem, it had no engine.  He was putting in all this time and work on the car and the most important component of the car was missing, the unseen part, the engine!

My neighbor's car was a good parabolic reminder for me, that God cares more about the internal, than the external.  We are surrounded by a culture that obsess with the external, how one looks, rather who one really is.  We need to be wise and guarded that we view things as God views.  He is more concerned about your heart than about your hairstyle or fashions.  And I'm not just speaking to ladies, guys are just as concerned about the external. So check yourself and make sure you aren't just buffing and shining the outside while ignoring your walk with Jesus, which is the most important component of your life.