17 min
Episode 4, Fall Joy: The God Who Sees Me Joy In & Out of Season
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- Christianity
In this episode, fall's joy reveals itself in the '&'s' of life--when transitions are both welcome AND undesirable. When life as we know it dries up, fall's joy reorients us to the God who sees us, knows us, and loves us beyond our circumstances. Listen in! **And please leave your comments below. Your comments and review help others find this podcast!
“And” is a fall kind of word.
hot & cold the start of a new season & a longing for the season just finished the smell of apples and cinnamon & the reality that the smell leads to a season leads to a season many of us don’t love. Genesis 16 tells us the story of Hagar, an Egyptian slave girl who was both a servant & the mother of Abram’s first son.
Like the fall leaves, she was adorned with the colors of motherhood, radiant with life as she carried this hoped-for child. But like the fall lives, Hagar fell, decorated in her pride.
What do you notice in Genesis 16:7-12?
Hagar is running away from her problems An angel found her The angel did most of the speaking Here’s what’s especially noteworthy: the angel knew all about Hagar and yet asked where she’d come from and where she was going.
Stated a slightly different way, God’s messenger asks: what’s going on in your life and what do you intend for your life to look like?
Steps to claiming fall's joy in our lives.
Name the reason for joy’s absence in our lives. Acknowledge God’s Presence. Make room for God’s Presence by drawing near. God had His eyes on Hagar. And Hagar knew it.
Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the LORD, who had spoken to her. She said, ‘You are the God who truly sees me.’ She also said, ‘Have I truly seen the one who sees me?’ Genesis 16:13, NLT
El Roi—the God who sees me. The God who cradles in compassion. The God who sees the unseen and gives voice to the unheard.
Joy grows in us as we choose to walk in step with God--even when the way ahead will be difficult and painful.
Fall joy's invitation: Will you be seen by God in the '&'s' of your life?
Questions to consider as you live into fall's joy:
What do you welcome and appreciate about the God who sees you? What name would you give God? Why? Joy grows when we put ourselves in God’s proximity.
When we allow God to refine and redefine who we are and Whose we are.
**Before you go, would please comment below? Your comments and review help others find this podcast!
Complete show notes coming soon on my blog!
Connect with Jennifer here:
Website - JenniferSakata.com FB - https://www.facebook.com/JenniferSakata.Author IG - @jennifersakata FREE! - 10 Pivots to a More Grace-Filled You
In this episode, fall's joy reveals itself in the '&'s' of life--when transitions are both welcome AND undesirable. When life as we know it dries up, fall's joy reorients us to the God who sees us, knows us, and loves us beyond our circumstances. Listen in! **And please leave your comments below. Your comments and review help others find this podcast!
“And” is a fall kind of word.
hot & cold the start of a new season & a longing for the season just finished the smell of apples and cinnamon & the reality that the smell leads to a season leads to a season many of us don’t love. Genesis 16 tells us the story of Hagar, an Egyptian slave girl who was both a servant & the mother of Abram’s first son.
Like the fall leaves, she was adorned with the colors of motherhood, radiant with life as she carried this hoped-for child. But like the fall lives, Hagar fell, decorated in her pride.
What do you notice in Genesis 16:7-12?
Hagar is running away from her problems An angel found her The angel did most of the speaking Here’s what’s especially noteworthy: the angel knew all about Hagar and yet asked where she’d come from and where she was going.
Stated a slightly different way, God’s messenger asks: what’s going on in your life and what do you intend for your life to look like?
Steps to claiming fall's joy in our lives.
Name the reason for joy’s absence in our lives. Acknowledge God’s Presence. Make room for God’s Presence by drawing near. God had His eyes on Hagar. And Hagar knew it.
Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the LORD, who had spoken to her. She said, ‘You are the God who truly sees me.’ She also said, ‘Have I truly seen the one who sees me?’ Genesis 16:13, NLT
El Roi—the God who sees me. The God who cradles in compassion. The God who sees the unseen and gives voice to the unheard.
Joy grows in us as we choose to walk in step with God--even when the way ahead will be difficult and painful.
Fall joy's invitation: Will you be seen by God in the '&'s' of your life?
Questions to consider as you live into fall's joy:
What do you welcome and appreciate about the God who sees you? What name would you give God? Why? Joy grows when we put ourselves in God’s proximity.
When we allow God to refine and redefine who we are and Whose we are.
**Before you go, would please comment below? Your comments and review help others find this podcast!
Complete show notes coming soon on my blog!
Connect with Jennifer here:
Website - JenniferSakata.com FB - https://www.facebook.com/JenniferSakata.Author IG - @jennifersakata FREE! - 10 Pivots to a More Grace-Filled You
17 min