From “Abandon the Orderly House: Good News for Skeptics & Burned Out Believers” by A. W. Regets
And when you consider all the good that Mr. Rogers was able to accomplish, you start to see why God might choose the baby brother who was stuck out in the fields rather than Eliab or Abinadab or any of the others who saw leadership as their right. Because the world may look upon outward appearance, but the Lord sees with different eyes.
So, I don’t know why you’ve been counted out. I don’t know if you were the youngest of eight, or if you were labeled as a screwup who could only be trusted with the smallest of tasks. I don’t know if you were a bullied child or an adult who didn’t fit the expectations of others. I don’t know if you were scarred by a difficult upbringing or shaped by traumatic experiences. And I don’t know if you’ve been discounted for your gender or the way that you process the world.
But I do know this: If you are striving to do good in a world that discounts your calling, you are in good company. You’re in the company of ancient Kings, and you’re in the company of modern-day saints, and you’re in the company of Jesus himself.
Because our Savior did not fit the world’s expectations either. He was born in the wrong place, and he healed at the wrong times, and he loved the wrong people. But God works in different ways that we imagine he should.
So if he is calling you to lead something new, to work for change, or to push for healing, don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t. Because “they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” And he knows exactly what he’s doing.