{"id":8166,"date":"2015-09-03T06:30:44","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T10:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myrosecoloredshades.com\/?p=8166"},"modified":"2015-11-23T07:25:11","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T12:25:11","slug":"weekly-wisdom-he-is-the-god-who-sees-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myrosecoloredshades.com\/2015\/09\/03\/weekly-wisdom-he-is-the-god-who-sees-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Wisdom: He is the God Who Sees Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/myrosecoloredshades.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/YouAretheGodWhoSeesMe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8171\" src=\"http:\/\/myrosecoloredshades.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/YouAretheGodWhoSeesMe-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"Genesis 16:13, Hagar, Scripture, women in the bible, Old Testament, God, faith\" width=\"560\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myrosecoloredshades.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/YouAretheGodWhoSeesMe-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myrosecoloredshades.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/YouAretheGodWhoSeesMe-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As far as I can remember in my life, I\u2019ve never been one to stand out. I am the younger sister to a firstborn son in a traditional Korean family, so my brother almost always got all the attention. I didn\u2019t stand out for my looks, for my outgoing personality or for any exceptional talent. For a shy kid, I guess it didn\u2019t make much of a difference, it was actually a relief. My nature was further reinforced by the fact that I was raised in the traditions of the Korean culture, where it was considered a virtue for women to be reticent and submissive, and to remain in the background.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I wanted to be heard, be seen and be noticed. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I wanted to matter and make a difference.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>As I grew up and started to think for myself and to form my own opinions, I grew a desire to have a voice. I wanted to be heard, be seen and be noticed. I wanted to matter and make a difference. <!--more-->Being shy by nature and having been nurtured within the constraints of my culture, speaking up and expressing my voice did not come naturally, and it\u2019s always been a struggle. In many situations, as a student in my teens\u00a0and well into my young adulthood as a working professional, I never felt fully entitled to have an opinion that was worth expressing. I never truly believed that what I had to say mattered or could make a difference. In my struggle, writing became my refuge as well as my desperately needed outlet to express everything that was in my heart and mind without any inhibitions.<\/p>\n<p>The other day I found myself revisiting a <a href=\"http:\/\/myrosecoloredshades.com\/2015\/06\/11\/weekly-wisdom-time-in-the-wilderness\/\" target=\"_blank\">post I wrote about Hagar<\/a> as part of the Women in the Word series from <a href=\"http:\/\/shereadstruth.com\" target=\"_blank\">She Reads Truth<\/a>. As I was reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+16&version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 16<\/a>, verse 13 struck me in a way that it never did before. It says, \u201cShe gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: ‘You are the God who sees me,’ for she said, ‘I have now seen the One who sees me.\u201d Our God is a God who sees Hagar, a slave girl\u00a0who\u2019s been forced into a situation, not of her own choosing, and mistreated for an outcome that was out of her control. Talk about not having a voice. And yet God sees her and also hears her and the cries of her son later on in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+21%3A1-21&version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 21<\/a>. Both times, when Hagar runs away and then later is sent away to the desert, God seeks after her because she matters to Him. When Hagar says \u201cI have now seen the One who sees me,\u201d she recognizes her source of strength and protection and trusting in God’s promise,\u00a0she finds the confidence to face her difficult circumstances and keep going.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>I can make a difference in people\u2019s lives <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>by my quiet and steadfast love and care for them, <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>speaking up only when necessary <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>for the sake of those who need to be heard.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Now that I\u2019m older, and hopefully wiser, I feel more confident in what I have to say and when I have to say it. Being grounded in God\u2019s truth helps me know that I was created in His image and have an inherent value that is undeniable and cannot be taken away by this world. However, I\u2019ve also learned that to make a difference in this world, I don\u2019t necessarily need to be the loudest, the most outspoken, or even draw attention to myself. I can make an impact in this world by using my God given gifts to serve others. I can make a difference in people\u2019s lives by my quiet and steadfast love and care for them, speaking up only when necessary for the sake of those who need to be heard. The words in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Peter+4%3A10-11&version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\">1 Peter 4:10-11<\/a> echo my sentiments, \u201cEach of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God\u2019s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Have a blessed rest of the week!<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blogs\/my-rose-colored-shades-10658125\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/widget\/bilder\/en\/widget.gif?id=10658125\" alt=\"Follow on Bloglovin\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ig-b- ig-b-v-24\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/myrosecoloredshades?ref=badge\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/myrosecoloredshades.com\/\/badges.instagram.com\/static\/images\/ig-badge-view-24.png\" alt=\"Instagram\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Linking up with these lovelies:\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"Word Filled Wednesday Linkup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.w2wministries.org\/2015\/09\/capturing-their-hearts.html\" target=\"_blank\">Word Filled Wednesday<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a title=\"A Little R & R Linkup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rosilindjukic.com\/2015\/09\/a-little-r-r-wednesdays-a-linky-party-118.html\" target=\"_blank\">A Little R & R<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a title=\"Coffee and Conversation Linkup\" href=\"http:\/\/patandcandy.com\/coffee-and-conversation-link-party-57\/\" target=\"_blank\">Coffee and Conversation<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"http:\/\/katherinescorner.com\/2015\/09\/02\/thursday-favorite-things-blog-hop-204\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thursday Favorite Things<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a title=\"SHINE Blog Hop\" href=\"http:\/\/thedeliberatemom.com\/shine-blog-hop-63\/\" target=\"_blank\">SHINE<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/3dlessons4life.com\/dance-in-the-rain\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thought Provoking Thursday<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/forfunreadinglist.blogspot.com\/2015\/08\/cozy-reading-spot-106.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cozy Reading Spot<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a title=\"Fellowship Fridays Linkup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.christianmommyblogger.com\" target=\"_blank\">Fellowship Fridays<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a title=\"Faith Filled Friday Linkup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.missionalwomen.com\/faith-filled-friday-blog-link-up\/faith-filled-friday40\" target=\"_blank\">Faith Filled Friday<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adivineencounter.com\/is-social-media-our-6th-love-language-grace-truth-linkup-week-34\/\" target=\"_blank\">Grace & Truth<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"http:\/\/mecoffeeandjesus.com\/2015\/09\/fervent-fear-or-fervent-prayer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Words with Winter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/purposefulfaith.com\/identifying-the-lie\/\" target=\"_blank\">#RaRaLinkup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.richfaithrising.com\/2015\/09\/the-lady-who-said-she-was-going-to-punch-my-two-year-old-in-the-face-unite.html\" target=\"_blank\">Unite<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As far as I can remember in my life, I\u2019ve never been one to stand out. 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