“For this reason I pray to the Father… that your roots will go down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand… how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is.” Ephesians 3:14; 17
A few years ago I had the privilege of doing a youth retreat in another city. During a session I called a young woman out and asked her name, then gave her this word: “When Samuel went to the house of Jesse to anoint one of his sons as king, Jesse had overlooked his son, David. David wasn’t even invited to the feast. But God’s eye was on David; God saw him and God wants you to know that He sees you.” Later that night, after I preached, I invited any who wanted to drink of the Spirit to come up and receive prayer. This young woman came up and when I prayed the Holy Spirit touched her in a dramatic way as He was touching many others.
I didn’t know what God was doing in her until the pastor of that church was driving me back to the airport on Monday morning. He told me that she had told her mom on the way to church (we were back from the retreat by then) that she had a new peace and felt different. Her mom shared this with the pastor because to her this was a miracle. She had sent her daughter on this retreat out of desperation.
This girl had grown up in a single parent home and had become wild and agitated all the time. There was nothing the mom who loved her could do to help. Others had tried to help, but it didn’t seem to change anything. Yet God saw her. God spoke to her. God touched her and that changed everything.
Maybe you’ve been overlooked by people and have felt small and rejected. Please know God’s loving eye is on you. Why not open up your heart again and ask Him to speak to you and touch you in a new way?
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