Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Genesis 21:20-21
by: Angie Osborn.
Despite all of the “mess” that Hagar and Ishmael came out of, despite their sometimes desperate circumstances, God was with them. In our times of troubles, trials, and frustrations, it is easy to miss God. We try to take things into our own hands. Sometimes, we wallow in pity and pain. Other times, we just give up. God is always there. He does not desert us when times are hard, he is there. He is holding us, he is molding us, and he is waiting for us to turn to him.