THEY DID NOT ASK TO BE HERE
They did not ask to be here.
Who?
Whoever it is you are tempted to look down on—whether because of how they look, where they come from, or what they have walked through. Before you judge them, pause and ask a deeper question: Who made the decision that they would be here in this world? Not them. Not you. It was God who knit them together in the secret place, God who fashioned their frame, God who breathed life into their lungs (Psalm 139:13–14). To despise someone He created is to despise the One who formed them. Every human being bears the sacred imprint of the divine image (Genesis 1:27). They are not an accident. They are not disposable. They are not beneath you. They are the handiwork of God.
And the same is true of the ones the world exalts. Those who are physically beautiful never asked for the burden that beauty brings. They did not choose their cheekbones, their height, their shape, or their symmetry. God gave it to them. And the pedestal we build for them often becomes a prison. No human being can live under the pressure of unrealistic praise any more than they can bear the weight of cruel criticism. Both pride and envy distort God’s creation. If jealousy stirs in your heart, stop it. If you have objectified someone, used someone, manipulated someone, or treated them as less than human—fall to your knees beneath the shadow of the Cross. Confess it before the Savior who washes the repentant clean (1 John 1:9).
Remember this: even if they are not a Christian, they are still God’s offspring in the general sense of creation, for “we are also His offspring” (Acts 17:28). They exist because He willed it. They breathe because He sustains them. And Christ died for sinners from every corner of humanity (John 3:16). You do not get to decide their worth, because God has already declared it. You do not get to treat them lightly, because the imprint of heaven is on their soul. Whether bruised or beautiful, weary or radiant, broken or put-together—they are His.
So do what you must. Humble yourself. Seek forgiveness. Lay down envy. Abandon lust. Refuse cruelty. Honor the image of God in every person you encounter. And let Calvary teach your heart how to love. For the One who hung there did not ask to be beautiful, yet He became the most beautiful of all—not in appearance, but in mercy, grace, and redeeming love. And when you see others through His eyes, you will finally see them rightly.
BDD
