God Sees

I awoke this morning overwhelmed with all that I need to accomplish! Ever been there? I definitely have and my instinct was to jump in and tackle the week right from the get-go…I wasn't sure how I could manage to set aside time to devote to prayer and my quite time this morning. But, thinking about it, I know that first instinct to "get things done" and not prioritize my time with God was wrong.

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After praying, meditating, and reading I was reminded of a beautiful word picture from the Old Testament that is made more even alive in the New Testament. I want to share it with you in case you may be feeling the same way now or may face this overwhelming feeling in the future.

Read Genesis 16: 1-15 & John 4: 1-26

Then notice in Genisis 16: 13-14 how the Lord sees. “Beer Lahai Roi means well of the Living One who sees me”

Think about these questions for our devotion this Thursday at practice:

1. What wells do I go to seek the Lord? (Where do I go consistently to hear God?)
2. How often do I open all that I am up to Him? (How real am I with God?)
3. When I imagine how the Lord sees me, how do I feel?
4. What area of my life do I desire the Lord to bring a refreshing cool drink into? (Where do I sense I am struggling the most?)

Can’t wait to hear how the Lord speaks to you this week, see you Thursday night!

Announcements:

• Worshipplanning 5.0
• Just a reminder that we will be activating the new version of our worshipplanning software.
• Guest Worship Leader this week in the Video Venue
• We will be hosting Daniel Hill as a visiting worship leader this week in the video venue. Daniel is coming up for North Carolina and is interesting is seeing if God is connecting his ministry with what is happening here at ORBC.
• DREAM Conference (March 7^th)
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