Saturday, March 29, 2014

EL ROI - The God Who Sees...

When my children were little we would listen to the same cassette tape anytime we were driving.  It was Steve Green’s Hide it in your heart Bible melodies…do everything without complaining, do everything without arguing so that you can become blameless and pure children of God (Phil 2:14).  Lately, I’ve had to remind myself of this verse often. I remember the song and sing it in my head.

Our work here has been overwhelming and I have felt so inadequate and tired.  I find when I take my eyes off Jesus I start to sink and give into complaining.  I have realized that complaining never makes anything better, it only contributes to the downward spiral of negative emotions.  I think that is why God told us to take captive every thought.....to think on good things. So when I start to complain or focus on a problem I stop and pray and praise God that He sees the situation.  I recently started a 30 day praise challenge (book by Becky Harling).  It’s been great in redirecting my thoughts and leading me to praise God for who He is.

Checking the man's blood sugar levels




I can praise Him because He is the God who sees….my strong tower, the God I can trust.  He sees the man in Bonfil who wanders around without a home - who can’t hear and can’t speak.  He came recently to a medical outreach in Bonfil. The doctor examined him and he (the man with no name) checked out alright.  The medical team decided to stop what they were doing and pray for this man....who God sees.  As we were praying, even though the man couldn’t hear anything he began to weep.  We all felt the presence of the Holy Spirit in that place, and it was evident even to the man who couldn’t hear.
Choosing to find beauty...a wall at the Tres Reyes Community Center



God sees the little 6 year old girl in Tres Reyes who is being treated for STD’s.  He sees the little girl with heart problems, the children who are neglected, the broken hearted and abused, and He cares so deeply.  He longs for restoration and I can trust Him with all of this.

I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. (Psalm 27:13)


EL ROI – The God Who Sees

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