I was reading in my Bible the other day and came across the story of Abraham and Hagar.  God promised Abraham that he would have a son, but Sarai, his wife, doubted God because she was old and didn't think she could have children.  So, in an effort to force God's promise to happen in her own way, she convinced Abraham to have a child with her servant, a woman named Hagar.  But Sarai became jealous of Hagar when she became pregnant and mistreated her badly, so Hagar fled.  While in the desert, an angel of the Lord appeared to Hagar and promised her she would have many descendents through her son, Ishmael.  Immediately after this encounter, Hagar (in Genesis 16:13) calls God "the God who sees me."

I have heard many names for God throughout the Bible, but this one particularly caught my attention.  Sometimes we think that we are too small for God to care about.  We can't figure out how someone so large and amazing could possibly see us down here in our tiny lives.  But this scripture passage shows us that God even heard the cries of this servant girl, who was forced to have a child with her master's husband.  He cared about this woman who was mistreated and worthless, whose child seemed to be destined to fail.  But God saw her and He cared about her.  He even made her a promise much like the one He promised Abraham.

No matter what circumstances have affected your life, just remember that He is the "God who sees" you.  He knows what you're going through and He is looking for you.  Call out to Him and find out what promises He has in store for you!