My son texted us at 4 a.m.

He was sick with a severe sore throat. OK, I thought. We can handle this minor long-distance emergency. Find a doctor in the area, send him the insurance information, make sure he has plenty of ibuprofen and fluids on hand.

Check.

Except for one little problem. He and his ministry team would be leaving at 6 a.m. in a van to travel 600 miles for their next mission trip, to an unfamiliar city where we don’t know where anything is.

Should he go? Should he stay home? Is it just a sore throat? Or something worse? Questions and potential plans swirled through my mind, and honestly, I didn’t have the right answer. We had to take a deep breath, pray, and make the best decision we could.

More importantly, I had to decide to give the situation to God and remind myself that He is indeed God.

Do I trust God to take care of my kids?

“Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.” Deuteronomy 7:9 NLT

I love the above verse from Deuteronomy when I struggle to trust God with my kids. It holds two powerful promises we need. The first tells us that God is who the Bible says He is.

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The Lord your God is indeed God.

When we have a hard time trusting God and giving Him control of our circumstances - especially where our kids are concerned - we need this firm reminder. I can (sometimes) get carried away in my own thoughts, worrying and wondering what to do. I love it when God steps in and simply says, “I’ve got this.”

God keeps His promises for a thousand generations.

The second promise reinforces how much God loves and cares for our children, grandchildren, and generations to come. It provides hope and encouragement when uncertainty about their futures turns to fear. Oh, how God loves them! So much that he lavishes his love on us and assures us of His faithful care for our kids.

I needed this verse today. And if you did too, let’s stand together on the promises of Deuteronomy 7:9. Turning your child over to God may not be easy. Trusting God when it comes to my kids may be a daily renewal of my thought patterns. But He is faithful and His Word is the same yesterday, today, and every day of our children’s futures.

Last week’s post featured a woman of the Bible who experienced an amazing miracle of God. If you didn’t get a chance to read it, you’ll find it here.

But Sarah was not the only woman affected by her miracle. Another woman named Hagar wasn’t too excited to see God working through Sarah and providing her long-awaited blessing. And let’s face it; we’ve been there, too. At one time or another, we’ve all watched someone else who seemed to have God’s hand of blessing all over her and wondered if God remembers us at all.

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When we look at another woman and see God working mightily in her life, we may be tempted to question whether He’s forgotten us. Does He care? Is He even hearing me when I pray?

Hagar knew what it was like to question God’s presence in her life, but He hadn’t forgotten. In fact, Sarah’s miracle had a direct connection to the miracle He had planned for Hagar. I love how God connects us all! We may not be able to see it, but God always has everything worked out for our ultimate good.

Hagar often gets overlooked because of her role as a simple servant to Sarah. But when we see Hagar as a mom wanting the best for her child, we can relate to her plea when she didn’t want to see her son suffering.

In the middle of the desert, Hagar cried out to God. They were alone, out of water, and void of any hope for their situation to change. But God saw Hagar and heard Ishmael’s cries (Genesis 21:17).

“Then God opened Hagar’s eyes, and she saw a well full of water. She quickly filled her water container and gave the boy a drink” (Genesis 21:19).

God provided exactly what Hagar and Ishmael needed.

Hagar’s story reminds us that in our loneliest times, God still sees us and provides what we need to survive. Hagar experienced the miracle of God’s provision.

If you are needing God to provide in some area of your life today, rest assured. He sees you and is working right now to meet that need. Trust in that today. God is the great Provider.

To discover more from Hagar’s story about trusting God and following His plan, join my Walking with Hagar: 5-Day Challenge to Following God’s Plan here. Enter your email below and you’ll get the first of 5 daily devotions emailed to you.

A portion of this post was taken from Kristine’s article on Crosswalk.com, “10 Women in the Bible Who Experienced a Miracle.”