people

recently, i have been thinking a lot about people. all the people in my life with their different make-ups, ambitions, purposes, loves, passions, needs, wants, desires, relationships, views on life. i feel like i am made up of all of these people, all that they are in my life, all that they do to my heart. i have such a hard time wrapping my mind around who God is, and i know the more days that i walk with Him, the closer i am to knowing exactly who He is. But i forget that we are made in His image. people are literally a small glimpse into the beauty of the Lord. people are beautiful. when i take a moment to actually look at the hearts of people, all of them, i am astounded. even the people i could never see myself being friends with or even liking at all, i find that if i give them the time of day, there is so much beauty to be found.
this is really a reminder to myself, i mean, how often do we as human beings pass by our fellow humans without even thinking anything more than the oh-so-common thought about ourselves? or the even more common judgmental thought, assuming that we know exactly who people are. i walk by the same people everyday in the hallways of my school, and i bet that if i gave one or two of them some time, found out about who they are, i would see beauty.
when i stop judging and start loving, i see beauty.
God has called us to love. God has called us to see the beauty in His people.