Thoughtful..

We had Bible study tonight, and yes I know it is Saturday. We meet every other Saturday night in a home and then the other Sunday we meet at church. We have awesome fellowship and can deeply delve into the study. No one is afraid to speak up, and everyone seems comfortable around each other. We are currently doing a Beth Moore bible study based on the Patriarchs, encountering the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a truly awesome bible study. We were discussing Genesis 16 and we came to verse 13 and there was a question in our study that asked "what name did Hagar give God?" The answer to the question is "the God who sees me." Now, that struck a chord inside of me and I really liked that answer. But what got me even more was the paragraph that followed it. "In Hebrew, (it is) El Roi. He sees when no one else cares to look. He sees through the smile we wear when we're dying inside. He sees our hurt when we're mistreated. He sees us when we cry into our pillow because we feel unloved. He sees beyond our sin into the depth of our need. He sees when we're hiding. Running." This just amazes me. Of course, we all know that God is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. But this small paragraph made all of that real to me. We know that he cares for us. But do we understand how deeply he cares for us? This paragraph opened my eyes. He cares for us. He knows what we are feeling and thinking, which is scary sometimes. He will always be there when we need him, no matter what. So why do so many people turn away from Him? Why do so many people not believe in God? I know that no one but God has these answers, but this paragraph really made me think. I hope it did and does the same for you.