“The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.”

Devotion:

People are deeper than they seem. What you see on the outside—a bad attitude, weird outfit, awkward personality, maybe even a mistake they made—usually isn’t the full story. There’s always something underneath. Hurt. Fear. Insecurity. Or even a story you haven’t heard yet.

This verse reminds us: people are deep waters. But most of us settle for surface-level judgment.

If you carry the heart of Jesus, you’re called to go deeper. To ask, “What’s really going on in their heart?” instead of, “Why are they like that?” It’s easier to judge than it is to understand. But love takes effort. Compassion takes curiosity.

Eva’s heart is this: God took time to create you—and He took just as much time to create them. We’re all different on purpose. We all need grace. And Jesus never walked past someone without seeing their heart.

So don’t just be another opinion in someone’s life. Be a mirror of Jesus—gentle, truthful, and deeply kind. Because you might be the first person who ever truly saw them.

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