Reflections by Beautiful Woman

Good day   I hope you are well. I have been reading the story of Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, and I must say I am enjoying it. I have gained such a wealth of valuable insights from this story that I don’t know w here I should begin. I am so excited to write to you and share a few things that I have learnt particularly from Hagar’s recorded life in the book of Genesis. I have read this story numerous times in the past few months, and I have had quite a distinct experience, as well as understanding of Hagar.   Throughout the story, I could relate to both Hagar and Sarai. I know that we typically see Hagar as the antagonist in the story, but I got to have a different view of her as I read the story this time around. I will most probably write one more blog, if not two, regarding the lessons learnt from Hagar’s life. So, let us start with Genesis 16: 1 - 6   “1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar. 2  ...

 “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever.” Hebrews 13:8 Good day, I was just resting and like most people I began reflecting. I initially thought the previous year was extremely hard but after genuinely introspecting, I realized that the Lord has kept me. I do not take away the ups and downs but despite everything, I was preserved, as well as spared and so were many of us. The things we did not think we would come out of alive; we overcame. The dark tunnels some of us found ourselves within, we either passed through and managed to get out or we finally began to see the end thereof (Light at the end of the tunnel). Yes, some of us are still within the storms, but even then, God is keeping us. Introspecting just made me grateful for / to the Lord, for had He not been by our side, the enemy would have indeed swallowed us. We would not be here or have some sense of sanity. We are alive, sane, sober, intact by the grace of the Living God. As I thought about the year th...