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Unseen: The Gift of Being Hidden in a World That Loves to Be Noticed | Sara Hagerty
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Every heart longs to be seen and understood. Yet most of our lives is unwitnessed. We spend our days working, driving, parenting. We sometimes spend whole seasons feeling unnoticed and unappreciated. So how do we find contentment when we feel so hidden? In Unseen, Sara Hagerty suggests that this is exactly what God intended. He is the only One who truly knows us. He is the only One who understands the value of the unseen in our lives. When this truth seeps into our souls, we realize that only when we hide ourselves in God can we give ourselves to others in true freedomand know the joy of a deeper relationship with the God who sees us. Our culture applauds what we can produce, what we can show, what we can upload to social media. Only when we give all of ourselves to Godunedited, abandoned, apparently wasteful in its lack of productivitycan we live out who God created us to be. As Hagerty writes, Maybe my seemingly unproductive, looking-up-at-Him life produces awe among the angels. Through an eloquent exploration of both personal and biblical story, Hagerty calls us to offer every unseen minute of our lives to God. God is in the secret places of our lives that no one else witnesses. But weve not been relegated to these places. Weve been invited. We may be wasting ourselves in a hidden corner today: The cubicle on the fourth floor. The hospital bedside of an elderly parent. The laundry room. But these are the places God uses to meet us with a radical love. These are the places that produce the kind of unhinged love in us that gives everything at His feet, whether or not anyone else ever proclaims our name, whether or not anyone else ever sees. Gods invitation is not just for a season or a day. It is the question of our lives: When no one else applauds you, when it makes no sense, when you see no resultswill you waste your love on Me?
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Meredith23
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Awesome read with tons of scripture woven in

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rcaskey
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"Die to this illusion of strength you've created. That's when you'll find what you've been thirsting for."

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rcaskey
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"These bare places are invitations."

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rcaskey
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"Most of the time, we don't reach for God until we have to. Our hardest circumstances are often the ones God uses to call forth the deeper reach for Him."

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EadieB
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TheSpineView 😍😍😍 5y
Darklunarose Now I‘m crying ❤️❤️❤️ this was perfectly time for me. 5y
Cathythoughts Lovely post 5y
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Clwojick
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@Librariana wanted to see what I have hidden behind the cupboard doors on my bookshelves. I mean, her friend wanted to see... 😉

Here's the first one. All the hardcovers that will be used for decor on the head table at our wedding reception. All dust jackets will be removed. We have 15 people in our wedding party, including us, so I wanted lots of books for such a long table. ❤️

SandyW I hope you'll post pictures! 6y
GlassAsDiamonds Ooohh... that sounds amazing! Definitely- pictures!!! 😊😊😊😊 6y
Librariana So cool! Thank you so much for showing me... I mean, my FRIEND... all the other bookish goodies in the cupboards! 6y
Librariana 😄😁😊😉 - Also, can't wait to see the pictures for all the fabulous wedding decor! I'm sure it's gonna look amazing! 6y
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InnerSavvy
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I felt like God was talking to me throughout most of this book. Loved it.