By Sherita Jones | The Anointing Grace
There’s a kind of pain that doesn’t show up on your face, but it shows up in your sleep, in your breathing, in your body, in your silence. It’s the kind of pain that lingers longer than people expect, that can’t be explained in a few words, that makes you feel like life has gone quiet except for the ache.
I’ve walked through that kind of pain.
Actually, I’m still walking through this pain.
I’ve been falsely accused. Mistreated. Lied on. Discarded. I’ve lost my home. My income. My peace, that I fought to get back. I’ve battled in courtrooms that didn’t care about truth. And I’m still being fought in the courts, after it was supposed to be over. I’m watching injustice win in the natural and I chose to keep worshiping anyway. I’ve cried tears that nobody saw, and I’ve fought silently just to function like I’m okay.
And through it all, I’ve heard one thing whispered again and again from the One who doesn’t leave:
“I see you.”
When God Says, “I See You”
It may sound simple. But when you’ve been overlooked, misjudged, unheard, and unseen by people, those words are sacred. They land differently. They anchor you.
“I see your tears.”
“I see how hard you’re trying.”
“I see what they said about you and how you chose silence.”
“I see how you’re fighting for your children and your sanity at the same time.”
“I see that you still showed up to serve Me, even when your heart was heavy.”
When God says, “I see,” it’s not pity.
It’s protection.
It’s intimacy.
It’s a record in heaven that nothing you endure goes unnoticed.
The God Who Sees (Even in the Wilderness)
Hagar was alone, used, pregnant, and unwanted, abandoned in the wilderness. But God met her right there.
“Thou God seest me…” Genesis 16:13
Hebrew Name: El Roi is The God Who Sees
And for the first time in Scripture, someone gave God a name. Not Abraham. Not Moses. Not a prophet. But a broken, wounded woman in the wilderness. That’s who God shows up for.
“This Is Me Answering Your Prayers.”
I know how confusing it is when you tell God you want to know Him, and you start losing everything. When you pray for breakthrough, and things start breaking instead.
But I heard God speak something deeply personal directly to me:
“This is Me answering your prayers.”
“I know it hurts. I know, daughter. But this is the only way.”
I didn’t expect the fire to be the answer. But He reminded me, I prayed for purpose. I prayed for healing. I prayed to know Him more. And this valley, this furnace, this pressure, it’s how He’s producing the oil.
Why Being Seen by God Is Enough for Now
I still want restoration.
I still want relief.
I just simply want to be ok.
But while I wait for the tables to turn, the doors to open, the pain to lift, I rest in this: God sees. And that means I’m not forgotten.
He sees what they said and what I didn’t say.
He sees the loneliness, the loss, the late nights, and the early mornings.
He sees how I carry others even when I’m breaking.
And He’s not ignoring it.
He’s recording it.
And when the time is right, He will reward it.
“The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry.”
Psalm 34:15
Final Word: For the One Still in the Fire
In a world that overlooks, misunderstands, and misjudges, El Roi, The God Who Sees, is still watching. Find the comfort of being seen by God when nothing else makes sense.
If you’re reading this and your heart feels cracked wide open, know this:
You are seen.
You are not invisible.
Your tears are not wasted.
Your obedience is not overlooked.
Your silence is not weakness.
Your fight to keep showing up matters to God.
He sees.
He knows.
He’s not standing far off watching, you are not entertainment to Him.
He is in the fire with you. And He’s preparing a glory that will make every tear worth it.
Hold on, friend.
Being seen by El Roi is enough for now.
And soon, He will show you why.
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