Run, Hagar, Run

Read Genesis 12-14

So, here's my main thought and it has cycled through my mind over and over as I think about Hagar--you can't run away.  When there is a problem you have to see it through.  I think that is what God was telling Hagar.  Go back, see it through, I'm working through your life too. Yes, the main story is about Abram and Sarai, but Hagar has a story, too.  Sometimes, it seems as if everyone else is taking center stage and the situations around you are all about someone else.  But even if that is true to the world---to God, your part of the plan is important, too.  Keep praying and focusing on God, he hears you in the midst of it all.

Which leads me to another thought.  A crazy analogy---in the cold weather, my radio station gets interrupted by another station.  I guess the radio waves of the second station can travel further in the cold, crisp air.  Anyway, my Christian, family-friendly station suddenly will have an outburst of another voice or song right in the middle of a train-of-thought or a chorus that I was already "into".  Sometimes, it can make a crazy statement out of a perfectly normal one (try switching your radio stations quickly and see what it ends up saying to you!!) This is very reflective of my real life sometimes! When I'm trying to concentrate on something, maybe a thought or a prayer, THAT is often when bells, voices, or other people's actions interrupt what I'm doing!  Especially when I'm trying to pray---even my own thoughts get so jumbled that it is hard to focus. I think it is so important to lean on God at those times; to try to maintain that focus; talk out loud or just invite God into the chaotic thought-stream.  Sometimes, the Holy Spirit can guide you back to what God would have you to hear, think, and know.

Lord, help me focus today and hear your voice.  And if I get off track, please call me back like you did for Hagar!  Thanks!