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

⁹But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a 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; ¹⁰for 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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¹Quotation from gotquestions.org, from “What is our inheritance in Christ? n.d., para. 10. Web. Accessed February 2, 2024. Inheritance in Christ.

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

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Perfect Peace Starts With You

Think back.

Do you remember a time in your life when you felt like you were in perfect peace?

For me, surprisingly, it was after our family accident.

As a family, we had suffered a great loss – the tragic, accidental death of our nine-year-old niece Susanna.

It wasn’t until fifteen years later that my husband and I traveled back to Jackson Hole to get some closure.

One of our visits during that return trip was to head up to Rendezvous Mountain – an incredibly peaceful place right there at the top.

We spent quite a bit of time up there, but the highlight was praying on that mountain to God and thanking Him for letting us experience His grace during a time of great sadness. As long as we stayed focused on God and His promises, we felt that perfect peace the Bible verse talks about.

In Isaiah 26:3, the prophet (and great man of God) speaks to the strength and peace that our Sovereign God can provide if we keep our focus on Him.

Everlasting Strength and Perfect Peace Can Be Yours

As Christians, we know that God is good.

We can trust Him to work the circumstances in our lives for the good, even when we don’t understand His plan.

On the other hand, trusting in the things of this world is a losing proposition.

Whatever we trust to the world for, it will be but for a moment: all we expect from it is confined within the limits of time. But what we trust in God for will last as long as we shall last. For in the Lord Jehovah-Jah, Jehovah, in Him who was, and is, and is to come, there is a rock of ages, a firm and lasting foundation for faith and hope to build upon; and the house built on that rock will stand in a storm. Those that trust in God shall not only find in Him, but receive from Him, everlasting strength, strength that will carry them to everlasting life, to that blessedness which is for ever; and therefore let them trust in Him for ever, and never cast away nor change their confidence. – Matthew Henry, Christian Minister and author.²

May you find comfort in this beautiful song, “Stayed on Him” from vocalist Terrian . . .

My sisters in Christ, You are His.

Don’t listen to the voice of fear, but trust God with all your heart and mind.

He is greater and stronger.

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Through Him we have eternal victory and our salvation is secure.

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²Matthew Henry quotation, “Complete Commentary on Isaiah 26” – “Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible.”[1706.] Courtesy of Studylight.org., Isaiah 26:3-4, n.d. para. 6. Public Domain. Web. Accessed 11 January, 2023.

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