wait for DAVID

I just listened to an incredible sermon about Samuel anointing David...

When God told Samuel to go to Bethlehem to find the next king, Samuel didn't know who he was looking for...

When he arrives, he approaches the oldest son because he "looked like a king." But God said, no, not him.

Samuel goes down the line and with each son that looks the part, God says no. Finally, Samuel asks if there are any sons missing...

Jacob replies, yes, the youngest (the original text says smallest) is in the fields with the sheep.

When Samuel sees David, God tells him that he's the one and this is where we see this verse...

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” - 1 Samuel 16:7

The whole sermon was about what we see as small, God sees as big. And sometimes what we see as big, God sees as small.

He ended the sermon by saying, "wait for David."

Your situation may not look the way you want it to...

You may feel undervalued at work...

You may be single feeling like the right person isn't out there...

You may watch those around you succeed and you feel stuck...

WAIT FOR DAVID! Your time is coming...what you see is small, God sees as big!

What a powerful message! I'm feeling so encouraged! Because all the things in my life that I've claimed as insignificant are much, much bigger in HIS eyes!