Women’s Ministry Minute
April 21, 2020
With Michelle Lutz
God Meets Us Where We Are
I saw an encouraging Facebook post last week that highlighted times when God came to women. We of course know this is not something exclusive for women, but I love that God meets people right where they are and loves them. That love strengthens them to face the next steps toward righteousness that He lays out for them.
Gen 16:7 “the Lord found Hagar near a spring in the desert” Hagar called God “the God who sees me” v 13 God then calls Hagar to go back to Sarah who was mistreating her. When Hagar is cast off into another desert in Genesis 21. God sees her and comes to her again! He helps her and blesses her.
An angel of the Lord appears to the woman who will become Samson’s mother in Judges 13. She had previously been barren and the angle gave her instructions on how she and Samson should act.
Jesus encounters the woman at the well in John 4. Her engages her in kind, meaningful and challenging conversation.
In John 8, when Jesus had gotten rid of the sinful women’s accusers, he offers her grace, mercy and forgiveness. He then challenges her to “leave your life of sin.”
Jesus came to Mary Magdalene in John 20 when she was grieving that she couldn’t find His body. He challenged her to not hold on to Him but charged her with bringing the news to the disciples.
These are only a few of the powerful vignettes we can experience through scripture. I’m always in awe of God’s love for us people.
Take time to pause today. Let God meet you where you are. Understand your completeness in His love for you. Allow that love to give you the strength to do what he is calling you to do. And if Disney is helpful for you, like it is for me, be like Anna from Frozen ll and “do the next right thing.”
Below is a link to the inspiration for this post.