Sis, I know that you go day in and day out with concerns on your heart, thoughts in your mind and prayers on your lips that you feel are overwhelming. Sometimes, even with your beautiful joy and amazingly positive attitude, you have moments of just needing rest and intentional attentive affection. You question, God, do you care? Do you see me? ...Remember, you matter.

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Genesis 16

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   As read in Gen 16, Hagar, a slave of Sarai, was given to Abram at Sarah's request, to produce in her what she was incapable of producing...legacy. Sarai was barren and took matters into her own hand's rather than waiting on God. For years and years, Sarai, through the desire to give birth, prayed for her womb to be opened, but in her actions, we can see she decided to be the answer to her own prayers. In Sarai's choosing to step in God's place (sound familiar?), and moving prematurely to get the desire of her heart, she created a plan that affected her servant, her sister, her created equal and fellow woman Hagar and even our world today. Sarai's plan brought strife between the two women, eventually leading to Sarai treating Hagar harshly, resulting in her running away. Do you relate with either women or even both?

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    In this place of rejection, mistreatment and running, Hagar is found by God. He asked her Where are coming from? Where are you going? Gave her instructions that may not have been easy to follow, with a promise attached to it and affirmed her, letting her know that the Lord has heard her. This experience ends with her having the honor of naming God...