God Sees You

God Sees You

Are you going through something right now?

It seems like everyone I’ve talked to recently is going through some kind of struggle.

Friends – we shouldn’t be surprised.

This is the nature of living in our fallen world.

No doubt, the evil one is working overtime.

Troubles and frustrations are a part of life, but through it all, God is with us.

Nothing is a surprise to Him.

When your life seems out of control

God sees you

When people lie and gossip about you

He sees you

When you’re laid off from your job

He sees you

When your marriage falls apart

God sees you.

When you’re afraid to leave your house

He sees you

When your illness lingers

God sees you

Please don’t feel discouraged.

There’s so much more to God’s love for you than you could ever imagine.

He understands what you’re going through and the frustrations that wear you down.

This may not be easy to accept, but our troubles serve a purpose.

If our lives were an easy ride – how would we ever appreciate the qualities of perseverance, compassion, humility, and resilience?

God sees you

When we understand and value the glory that awaits us, we are better able to endure whatever comes our way in this life. We can give God praise even during trials because we have His guarantee that we will receive all He has promised: “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all” (2 Corinthians 4:17).Got Questions.org.1

God Sees You – Your Inheritance is in Christ

9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nationa people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 1 Peter 2:9-10, (NASB).2

He Sees You While You’re Waiting

Have you heard Terrian’s new album, “Give it Time” from Gotee Records?

She’s a talented vocalist I’ve featured before.

Anyway, this seems like the perfect time to share one of her latest songs, “He Sees You.”

In the song, Terrian speaks to keeping the faith while waiting on God to make us whole again.

Waiting brings our lack of trust in God, our insecurities, our pride, our fears and worries all to the surface. Sometimes, we don’t realize all of that is hiding in us. Yet, The Lord uses it to show us that while we’re waiting, it’s not just the outcome He’s concerned with, it’s seeing us whole. Seeing us fully surrendered to Him. Seeing us lay down sins we’ve held on to for too long. Seeing us healed. Seeing us free before we’re ready to receive what comes next. Let the Holy Spirit transform you while you wait. Give it time, friends. He sees. He most certainly knows.Terrian, Christian artist and co-songwriter. 3

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1 Quotation from gotquestions.org, from “What is our inheritance in Christ? n.d., para. 10. Web. Accessed February 2, 2024. Inheritance in Christ.

Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.

3 Terrian quotation, {Facebook post}, November 1, 2023. Accessed February 3, 2024. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/iamterrian/

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Trust The Engineer

Memories To Celebrate

celebrations and memories

Last month, my husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary.

The day brought back many special memories for us, including our honeymoon trip to Orlando, Florida.

Have you ever been to Walt Disney World?

We had a blast.

Exploring the parks and, dare I say it, riding some of the thrill rides became one big daily adventure.

But I have to admit something here.

I’m not a fan of roller coasters. Look at that picture below.

Does that look like fun to you?

I’d feel better if you didn’t say yes.

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The idea of riding at top speed in a cramped coaster going backwards, forwards, and upside down doesn’t send me running to be first in line.

That trip was the first and last time that I got up the courage to ride one of Disney’s famous roller coasters, “Space Mountain.”

Are you familiar with it?

I figured it would be scary, but an extra level of terror was taking the ride in complete darkness.

No overhead lights?

Say what?

I screamed a few times . . . and I think I even stopped breathing at one point.

If you think about it – people put an awful lot of trust in roller coaster engineers.

Life is Full of Twists and Turns

None of us are perfect, nor do we lead perfect lives.

That’s why I feel confident in saying that we’ve all had our share of anxious moments.

We can plan out our futures ’til we’re blue in the face, but an unexpected circumstance can arrive at any time and throw us off course.

As someone close recently shared with me, for many years she “was coasting through life without much of a care in the world.”

Then a visit to her doctor resulted in a dreaded cancer diagnosis.

For you, it might be something else, the news of which hits you right in the gut.

Perhaps,

You’re broke and now your car needs a new transmission.

Your child has cancer.

A family member betrays you.

Your teenager hates you.

Your house flooded, a total loss.

Insert your particular circumstance.

What gives?

Does God love me less than everybody else?

Trust The Engineer

Countless times in my own life I’ve wondered why bad things happened.

During those vulnerable moments, I’ve asked God, “Why?”

You and I both need to remember that nothing that happens in our lives is a surprise to God.

Our challenges are part of a, sometimes painful, learning process of what it means to be a Christian.

We must trust Him, no matter what, even during life’s heartaches.

Stay the course.

Persevere.

we must trust Him no atter what

Heavenly Father, You alone are Most High God and deserving of all praise.

Thank You for sending us Your Son, and for Your saving grace.

Our lives are in Your Hands.

Help us to have confidence in You, Lord, as we navigate

through each challenge in our lives.

Grant us the peace of mind that only comes from You.

In Jesus Name, Amen.

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