Where are YOU in YOUR LIFE Right Now? (Part 1)

God's Word is a lamp to your feet and a light to your path.

Your feet are below you, and at some point you will take a step in one direction or another.  But why are you where you are, and what determines the very next step you will take?  God asked this question to an Egyptian woman named Hagar.  He demanded an account of Hagar's life, and He demands the same of your life and mine. 

God reveals where you are in your life in three ways:
1. God finds you.
2. God calls you by your name.
3. God gives you the next step in your life.

GOD FINDS YOU
The angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur.  Genesis 16:7

How did God "find" Hagar?  Does the All Present All knowing God actually find anyone or anything?  According to the scriptures, He does.  God called for Adam when the first man hid from The LORD in Eden.  God also asked Cain where his brother Abel was.  So to find Hagar meant God was actively paying attention to her life.  This is what God is doing for you before He reveals where you are in your life.  God tells us to cast our cares on Him because He cares for us.  The LORD cares where you are right now in your life, and He cares about who you are.

GOD CALLS YOU BY YOUR NAME
And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” Genesis 16:8

When God found Hagar, He addressed her according to her name and her title. This is what He called her:  Hagar, servant of Sarai. This is who Hagar was at that time, and when God finds and calls you, it will be based on who you are right now.  So the question is, who are you?  Where have you come from and where are you going?  How do I know God is asking you this?  Because you're reading this blog.  God found you here; He's calling you by your name and title, according to who you really are at this moment...., and He's demanding an account of your life right now. 
(click here for part 2)