Hagar
He is the God who saw and saved Hagar, and he is the God who sees you.
Her devotion to Jesus was so intimate, she let down her hair in public (which was something a Jewish woman never did).
Through her eyes, we learn a little more about who Jesus was.
Let us model our lives to follow the footsteps of the second Adam.
Believing in Jesus will not make the thorns in my garden disappear, but it reminds me of how Jesus brought to completion what the first Adam could not
Because of Jesus, we are no longer naked and ashamed before God, but naked (with nothing to be shameful for) and righteous.
It does not matter how many times I imagine this perfect covenant, it is always broken.
When you want to blame, look at yourself first and what your responsibility in the whole situation is and bring it to God with a humble and sincere heart of forgiveness.