🎯🥁 NEW BEGINNINGS DAILY RESTORATIVE DEVOTIONAL
Edition #010 – Thursday, 10 July 2025
Theme: The God Who Sees Me
📖 SCRIPTURE:
“She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: ‘You are the God who sees me.’”
~ Genesis 16:13
📜 MESSAGE:
Hagar had no voice. No title. She had no one who was standing up for her. But in the wilderness, when life felt like a runaway journey... God saw her.
And HE sees you.
Many times on our journey through life, we feel alone, isolated, and sometimes, lonely! You think of "who to call," not to borrow money, but, just to say a simple "hello."
And you hold your phone. No one readily comes to mind! You feel you may be disturbing them. You are not in anybody's "close" buddy or paddy "circle." You drop your phone, and you fall asleep.
It's true, scripture says, "to have friends, you must yourself, be friendly." (Proverbs 18:24). But, is it really "that simple?"
I learnt very early in life, that "your best friend has a best friend." But, as you try to get closer to become their friend, they are busy discussing you with their own best friends, and you are not part of that conversation.
Such is life. You end up remaining "in your lane," as we say in Nigeria. And many people are weeping silent tears because being alone is not easy. It can lead to loneliness.
God sees your tears, your silent frustrations, the effort you make that nobody claps for. He sees every effort you make.
In His TIME, your "sunshine" will appear. Your "day" will break, and your Maker will shine through without your effort. At that time, you will not need any particular "one." God Himself will create a friendship around you.
You’re not invisible. You're not forgotten. You are seen, deeply, wholly, lovingly.
💡 LIFE APPLICATION
Today, instead of striving for recognition, rest in the assurance that you are seen by the One who matters most.
🙏 DECLARATION PRAYER:
My God who made me and who sees me. I thank YOU that I am not hidden from You. You know my name. You know my pain. You are rewriting my story with grace and love. I choose to rest in Your love today. Amen.
📖 BIBLE IN A YEAR:
Genesis 32–34
(We previously repeated Gen 30–31. Thank you for your understanding and grace, as we grow together.)
📌 QUOTE OF THE DAY
"You are not invisible. He who made you knows you, sees you, and holds you, even in your "wilderness" experience.”
~ Dr. Yinka Dixon, PhD (Hon)
(c) Daily Restorative Devotional.
New Beginnings Outreach
(New Beginnings Impact Network Ltd)
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