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Today’s Devotional Scripture: “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” - 1 Peter 5:7 KJV
The Message For Today (July 16, 2026):
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Are you feeling as if the progress in your life has come to a halt, causing brain fog, disconnection, and at times, inexplicable pain? Have you ever felt pain, just all over, in no particular place, just everywhere, like a cold chill that you can’t get rid of? What I’ve learned is that despite feeling like this, there is a way out. Our bodies and minds are so resilient, and they are great adapters.
Movement is the brain’s best friend. Being mobile, exercising, and cognitively working on triggers like stress and grief help us to raise our serotonin levels and relieve some of the pain we’re experiencing. We can also put systems in place that can set us up for spiritual, physical, and emotional success.
Trauma can make or break us if we let it.
The upside to this is that we can turn it around to create resilience and triumph. With proper, strategic, and intentional approaches, we can be victorious in life. Because of the magnificence of the neuroplasticity of our minds, we can stretch and return, much like a rubber band, coming back stronger and better. We can break free of this pain and suffering.
As we change our thoughts, we change our realities. Be mindful of the reality you are rehearsing in your mind. Is it the one that you want? If not, retrain your mind to think on the things that are good, wholesome, and worthy. (Philippians 4:8 KJV)
What gets measured gets managed.
If you’re continually and consistently checking in on yourself, there’s less of a chance that things will fall through the proverbial cracks. Especially when you’re honest with yourself. Daily, weekly, and monthly progress check-ins are so helpful and critical to our well-being. They help us to stay on the track of wholeness.
I’ve been getting back in the habit of regular check-ins right after I do something that causes my heart to go dark. I try not to let it fester for too long. The Bible teaches us that we’re not to go to bed angry, which to me means that there is a moratorium on our not-so-stellar behavior before there are mental, emotional, and physical repercussions.
To me, this looks like a 12-hour period at most. Hopefully, our habit will be to loosen our grips sooner. It’s great to unload everything and leave it at the foot of The Throne. I remember one day in particular, going to bed and just having all this ‘stuff.’ There was so much that it felt like a garbage bag on my back.
I walked into The Throne Room, and I dumped that huge bag on the right side of God’s Throne. I jumped into His lap and put my head on His chest. I just wanted to let it all go and have Him love me, forgive me, and help me with everything that was in that ugly black bag.
Lay it down before Him.
The following morning, I went to the funeral of a friend’s dad. The man was a well-revered Christian doctor who had pastors as his closest friends. One of them got up and began sharing cherished memories of his dear friend. He talked about how we should take all of our burdens, especially this burden of grief, to the Lord. His eyes started to tear as he described how grateful he was to be able to do this and encouraged us to do the same. I was in awe! He was describing my dream!!!
Shocker! I’d never met this man, and yet, he was describing exactly what I had seen. During our repast time, I went over and asked if I could sit next to him. I thanked him for sharing his memory and told him of my vision. He shared that he had been reluctant to share that particular thing and was glad that the Lord confirmed his desire to share it through me. Tears came to both of our eyes as we saw how the Lord was in our grief and pain and had used us to help heal the other.
When you feel as if the Lord doesn’t know your pain, I assure you He does! I’m reminded of a time when one of my cousins unexpectedly passed away. The circumstances surrounding her death were questionable. There was so much pain and grief. The loss itself was burdensome, and the cause of the loss compounded the grief and pain.
Not long after this, I sat in church one Sunday as our pastor taught on God knowing everything we’ve gone through and being able to sympathize and comfort us in whatever pain we were in. I said in my heart, “Lord, you don’t know about this pain. How can I heal from this pain? You said you experienced everything we do, and you are able to comfort us in it. But I don’t see how you can understand and comfort me in this.”
The sermon continued as I finished my private heart rant with God. Can you guess? It was about John the Baptist. Jesus gently tapped on my heart, warmed it like a flood of refreshing and comforting water, and said, “I do understand; John was my cousin, and he died tragically too.”
What’s the point?
God sees everything, and He sees YOU. He loves you and wants to unload that burden you’ve put on your back. If you’re hurting over the loss of your family, friends, and things you’ve held dear, no one is more familiar with what you’re going through than Him, and He will help you to heal from that pain and overcome. AND… He will send whomever He sees would be fittest to help us through that healing process.
HE SEES YOU!
Closing Devotional Prayer
My Prayer For You:
Lord, thank you for being the God who sees me. Even when I’m hiding in the darkness, I do not escape You. You gently shine your light into my heart, igniting me, and keeping me. In times of gladness or sorrow, You are always there for me.
I am grateful to have the privilege to come before Your Throne no matter the time. You are always waiting there for me. You welcome me as if I am the only one. Thank you for listening, comforting, and encouraging as I sit with and bask in Your most holy presence. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Written by our Thursday writer Ann Marie Thrives
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