Friend, Genesis 16:13 gives us one of the most tender names of God in all of Scripture.

Hagar is alone. Used. Forgotten. Sent away into the wilderness with more questions than answers. And right there, in the middle of her pain, she calls on the name of the Lord who spoke to her and says, “Thou God seest me.”

That name changes everything.

This is not a distant God who only watches from heaven. This is El Roi, the God who sees. He sees the tears you cry when no one else notices. He sees the prayers you whisper when you are too tired to speak them out loud. He sees the weight you carry that never makes it onto a prayer list.

Sometimes we think being seen means being exposed. But in Scripture, being seen by God means being known, loved, and cared for. God did not just see Hagar. He came to her. He spoke to her. He gave her a promise.

And here is the encouragement for today. If God saw Hagar in the wilderness, He sees you right where you are. In your waiting. In your confusion. In your quiet faithfulness.

You are not overlooked. You are not forgotten. You are not invisible.

The same God who saw her sees you. And when God sees you, help is already on the way.

So lift your head today and take one steady step forward. El Roi is watching over you, and His eyes are full of grace.