Simply Functioning and Comfort are just Not enough ...

It has been a habit for the longest time I could remember to be happy with things that are functioning, disregarding the colour/ appearance/ comfort level, and let alone the class/ brand/ prestige to consider..

I guess it was because for the longest time I was absorbed in community service work which rendered anything beyond function unnecessary, and, it is also for the reason that economically, I could not 'afford' beyond the functionality of a product, or perhaps, in that environment, it was not important...?

It was after I began to work in my present organisation I was awakened that aesthetics are paramount. The little, little details that were blatantly left out necessitated careful attention and inclusion.


Looking at the pair of footwear swang me back to the demands of appearance, acceptance and alternatives. The footwear is supporting me well and still comfortable but I have established the appearance as unacceptable and an alternative is explicitly, doubtlessly and absolutely imperative and obligatory. I can't help but ask, WWJD (what would Jesus do)? The following verse came immediately to mind:

..for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” 1Sam 16:7b


Exceedingly, acutely and affectionately grateful and privileged to have the Lord as my God and Abba Father. He sets the standards right for me, the inner being, the heart, is the wellspring of life (Pro 4:23)

Love the Lord your God with all your heart...(Matt 22:37, Mark 12:30, Luke 10:27, etc) Loving God begins with the heart. Serving the Lord your God with all your heart..... (Deut 10:12; Jos 22:5) serving God also begins with the heart. 'The Lord looks at the heart...' I can’t help but ask, what's the condition of my heart? (What's the condition of your heart?)
The first word that came to my mind as I asked myself this question was, 'tired'.

But, I don't understand why is my heart still tired?
I do not have responsibilities in church or in cell, and I'm not serving in any ministry, not doing part-time studies too.... And, my work is comfortably occupied with little stress....i can’t comprehend the condition/ status of my heart.