Whether I’m hiding behind my kids or not. Whether I’m tired, wraggedy, or manic.
He sees me.
Not my undone laundry or my messy house. Not my mismatched curtains or my futon with the chocolate milk stains.
He sees me.
Beyond the color of my hair or the size of my waist. Over the grocery lists of immediate needs I rattle off to Him every morning. Behind the worry.
He sees me.
Inside my inside dreams, my secret hopes; at the crux of where mommy meets wife and woman.
He sees me.
Over the rim of my computer screen, behind my blog posts and inside the head that spins these words in circles.
He sees me.
In the hard watches of the night when I rock her and ache and slip lower and lower down the lip of the rocker. Alone. Or so it seems.
He sees me.
When I scream with my face set in a shrill whisper at the boys to drop what they are doing and take heed, ’cause mama will be on the war path if baby girl wakes when there’s a chance of some more sleep at 6am.
He sees me.
As I scrounge for a few minutes to read a single Bible verse; to listen to a chapter on my phone as I nurse and rock and nurse and repeat.
He sees me.
Beyond how I see myself. Beyond my lens, beyond my point-and-shoot camera, beyond my life of diapers, commuting and writing. Beyond my homesickness and current dearth of frequent flier miles. Beyond my accent, my zip code and my passport.
He, and He alone, truly sees me.
And oh dear friend, I hope you know He sees You too. And that there is profound comfort in that.
There is most definitely comfort in the fact that He sees me.
Big tears in my heart, can’t let them reach my face. Gotta keep calm but crying out for him who sees me. He is strong, mighty to save. I can take the pain if he’s at work, can work good. Thanks for posting real.
Such a good reminder – that He sees me – and that’s mostly ALL I should be concerned about. Too often do I concern myself with what other PEOPLE see, instead of the only true & righteous & gracious audience-of-One.
Thanks, Lisa-Jo.
I been frettin’ way too much about the mirror too…
Oh my dear girl, thank you for writing exactly what I needed to hear at this moment. This Mothering is a hard (and amazingly wonderful) and sometimes lonely road. But you’ve reminded me to look for Him because He is here and He sees me. Tears are falling. I have two little boys and a new baby girl just like you and I am just so amazed at how you handle it all! The Lord bless you hun for sharing and blessing others- specifically me tonight :)
Handle it all? Oh my, not by a long shot! Just working on learning how to let much of the chaos go and ride out the storm of this intense season ;- ) Hang in there, they tell me it’s all over in the blink of an eye.
It is, Hon! Be careful how often you blink ;) Just keep hanging onto Jesus’ hand and “enjoy” the ride! This is a lovely reminder no matter what our season of life, Lisa-Jo.
I’m praying for you – and Dani – and your sweet babies today
Lisa-Jo,
It is over in the blink of an eye- enjoy each minute.
Blessings,
Jan
Thank you for this Liso-Jo…I am so relishing in the fact that HE sees me and His presence is all around me all the time. :) So comforting.
Oh how I hear you. I do remember those times. I wish I had had stronger faith then, and knew Him as I know Him now. But even without that real knowledge _ I knew, I knew God was watching and caring. I knew after my third child was born and I was sooooooo tired, I actually read the Psalms and they comforted me. I knew when a babysitter hurt my children – I knew deep in my heart that God was there although I was extremely angry at Him at the time (it took years to resolve this – another story).
I am praying for your peace, your comfort and your joy – that Jesus is the way – that we can be in Eucharisteo – grateful thanks at all times.
Blessings,
Jan
Beautiful, truth. Beautiful, you.
Thank you.
There is great comfort in being known and understood and embraced. The love into which I have been enfolded never ends, never wavers, never sleeps. I should be like a child and rest in it, casting all my cares on him who cares for me. In my best moments, I do. Thanks for reminding me.
It is comforting, isn’t it? Thank you.
Blessings.
As I am currently working on some issues dealing with “self” and how others see me or would define my success and/or failure….this post gives me another stepping stone on my journey. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
You BET there is. And THANK YOU for remind me of this today. Your words capture it all so perfectly.
this was amazing, beautiful, refreshing. such an encouragement to my heart and clearly, the hearts of many other women.
thank you for always being so genuine.
This was a lovely thought! I agree that the Lord walks beside us; and He does see beyond what we see in ourselves.
Love it; blessings to you !
appreciate this SO much :)
Beautiful. Very comforting indeed. Thank you!
So beautifully written and such truth in your words.
Amen.
Tears reached my face – it has been a difficult 24 hours, and tonight lots of technical slips, and unanswered questions whirl in my head. But that still small voice of calm, breathes his life into me, He sees me, and He says, rest in me, because I will take care of you. Thank you for encouraging me, thank you for your blog, thank you for sharing the Father’s love. Nics
Job 23:10 But he knoweth the way that I take
I needed to hear this today. Thanks Lisa Jo!
Beautiful. Powerful. Hopeful. Thank you for this, Lisa-Jo.
what wonderful peace and comfort in knowing that HE SEES ME! excellent post. wow!
This made me cry… in a good way! Just what I needed yesterday and today! I shared your post on Only A Breath’s Encouragement is Contagious linky party!! (http://www.onlyabreath.com/) Thanks for sharing your heart!
Beautiful… needed this right now. Thank you.
Yes, thank you for this! No matter how I see myself (or how the mirror lies to me), He sees all of me. He knows specifically what I need, when I need it, and why. Even when I forget. :)