El Roi.. The God Who Sees Me

El Roi means “The God who sees me.” Ro'iy in the original Hebrew can be translated as shepherd, or as seeing, looking, or gazing. In other words, when we feel most invisible and forgotten by everyone else, we can remember that God does see us.

We all face circumstances that can leave us drained but when you trust in God to lead you through them, you will come out of your circumstances with a better understanding of who God is as well as who He is to you. You'll begin to see how He was and still is with you thru it all. You'll experience His unconditional love for you.

There was a time in my life when I felt I had lost everything I had worked hard for and most importantly I felt I had lost everyone in my life except my ferret Koda Bear, now deceased. Before his passing many years ago, there were days I was afraid to say good morning to Koda for fear of what I might find when I woke up. There were times when I felt alienated by everyone around me and there were times when I felt I couldn't tell anyone what I was going thru for fear of how they might take it. I feared they would condemn me rather than offer to help or to pray with me. Rumors went around that were not true and I didn't know how to counter them with anything other than the truth, which is what I stand for yet it never seemed to be enough. Unfortunately the truth isn't always what people want to hear so they draw their own conclusions. This caused me to steer clear of people and retorted to only talking to God for a few years. I alienated myself and threw myself strictly into reading the Bible and praying. Music is my passion and I had lost interest in music and in watching tv. I had no desire for anything but to read, pray, go to church and talk to Jesus.  That's not a bad thing but it's a hard thing when you feel you have no one else you can talk to.

What I've learned during that time of really drawing nearer to God is this.. When it feels like all else has fallen away, God is always near and when we draw near to Him, He will draw nearer to us. He is the God who sees us and He is able to change things in the blink of an eye. He never leaves us nor forsakes us and in Him there is total freedom from whatever is causing our fears. Fears cancels out faith and faith always cancels out fear.  We only need to trust Jesus for when we ask we shall receive. God is good! He's going to give us the desires of our hearts. This doesn't mean you'll get exactly what you're asking for but when we seek Him first, He will change our hearts desires to meet His own. 

Through His word and prayer He has taught me how to open up to Him while holding nothing back. He's shown me how to love with no condemnation. He's restored family, relationships and friendships as well as bringing more family, relationships and friendships into my life.  The things I've lost in other areas He's graciously restored in more ways than I can count.  What did I have to do? I had to let go and let God work. I had to trust in Him and then have faith and believe that He is everything He says He is and will do all that His word says He will do.  I also had to give Him praise, honor, and to glorify Him even in the midst of my trials, and in my circumstances I had to be content in knowing that God is in control of ALL things.

God will restore what we have lost when we allow Him to move in our lives. He is the God who sees. He has restored many people and things in some areas and some are still a work in progress but I know He will fulfill my life in the best way He has planned, according to His plan for me.

We sometimes tend to forget that He alone is in control when we surrender all self unto Him. This includes the giving of every part of our lives and the depths of our hearts desires. If we can do this and trust Him, He will make our paths straight and conform our will to His. His desires will become our desires and in turn we will become more like Jesus Christ in knowing how to love and how to accept His love. It really is all about love and God is love.

The greatest commandment is to Love! Look around you and if you see someone or hear of someone that is hurting, struggling or in need please take a moment to pray and see if God is asking you to be the one to reach out to them with God's love by physically helping or by praying over and for them. We may not know what someone may be going thru or has gone thru and we should never make an assumption of thinking that we do. Unless we ask that person directly and they tell us, we just don't know. Hearsay and gossip breeds fires and rumors. Just ask the person instead of drawing your own conclusions about who they are, what they're about and what's going on in their life. Pray for them and then pray a hedge of protection over them. After all..that's what Jesus does for us. He goes before us to make intercession to our Father on our behalf. Angels are sent to fight our battles while God gives us strength and peace to wait for His answer. 

Don't misunderstand me. We should never enable bad behaviors to continue. We should pray that if the person is not willing to listen to us, then ask for God to send someone along their path that they will listen to. 

Love without condemning.  Judge from a righteous spirit and not a fleshly one. For by what rule we measure we too will be measured.

Prayer sets us all free! When we pray for others God will answer our prayers too. Always remember that there is nothing hidden from your heavenly Father for He is the God who sees.