1 Kings 12 

Dear God, too often we listen to the people who tell us what we want to hear, instead of listening to those with your wisdom. Keep us humble and make us holy. Amen. 

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

Judges 4–5