EP. 8: When We Feel Invisible (with Robert Gelinas)

God Hears Her Podcast

Our Daily Bread Ministries

Society & Culture, Bible, Womensministry, Womensbiblestudy, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Women, Female

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🗓️ 15 June 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Show Summary:

Feeling unseen, unheard, and invisible is something many of us struggle with. In this week’s episode of God Hears Her, Robert Gelinas describes overcoming feelings of being invisible and introduces us to Hagar and the God who sees and hears her and us.

Guest Bio:

Robert Gelinas deeply desires to see the body of Christ united and empowered to serve the poor and the poor in spirit; the miserable and the marginalized; the disabled and those deemed unimportant. Robert is the pastor of Colorado Community Church and the author of several books including his most recent, Discipled by Jesus. He and his wife, Barbara, live with their six children in the Denver area.

Notes and Quotes:

“I felt loved, but I did not feel seen or heard in my family. I felt invisible.”
“The pastor says, ‘I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,’ and when I went under water it was like time stopped because I didn’t know who my dad was, and this man said Father.”
Sometimes we don’t realize there is a big gap in our heart that desires to be known or noticed, until we are.
“The people we interact with on this planet can mirror how He views us.”
“I don’t think the first woman wondered if she was seen and heard. I don’t think Eve ever woke up before the fall and said, ‘Does God see me, and does my husband see me?’”
“Are you really there if nobody sees you?”
“We would rather be invisible than be exposed.”
Our fear of being vulnerable, or being exposed, gets in the way of us being seen or being known.
“Is it a right? It is more than a right, it’s what you were created for.” –Referring to a woman questioning if it is her right to be seen and heard.
When you feel invisible, you think it’s possibly your fault. But when you have that moment where God reveals to you that He sees you, then at least you know: I am not invisible. I am real. I exist.

Links/Books/Resources Mentioned In Show:

Verses Mentioned In Show:

Genesis 16:13 NIV “You are the God who sees me.”
John 4:15-18 NIV Jesus with the woman at the well.

The Book of Lamentations NIV

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0:00.0	God hears her. God hears her. God hears her is brought to you. Is brought to you by our daily bread ministries.
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0:12.0	Two weeks after that, I'm in my second worship service ever and I'm standing in water wearing a white robe and I'm being baptized.
0:19.0	And the pastor says, I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
0:24.6	And when I went underneath the water, it's like time stopped because I didn't know who my dad was.
0:29.6	And this man said Father.
0:31.6	And there was something visceral that took place in the water that day and they I come out of the water, and I feel like I got a father.
0:45.1	You're listening to God Hears Her, a podcast for Women, where we explore the stunning truth that God hears you,
0:51.5	he sees you, and he loves you because you are his. Find out how these
0:55.6	realities free you today on God Hears Her. Hey guys, this is God Hears Her with Lisa Morgan, and I'm
1:04.3	Aaron Eddy. I can't wait for you to hear today's show, especially when the discussion gets to the
1:09.9	story of Hagar. Her life offers
1:12.5	all of us an example of how God sees us, even when we are invisible to the world. It's so good.
1:19.2	I love it. And I think it's a pretty unique angle on her story. Now today's program will sound a little
1:25.1	different than normal. Normally, Alisa and I do interviews together, but she was spending some time with her pastor, Robert, on a day that I wasn't around, and we didn't want to miss out on capturing Robert's amazing story and his wise perspective on what it means that God hears us and sees us and knows us.
1:43.9	So that's what we will hear today, a conversation with
1:46.8	Elisa Morgan and Robert Jelineas. Before we get into the interview, let me introduce you to Robert.
1:54.2	He's a pastor who deeply desires to see the body of Christ united across all divides, as well as empowered to serve the poor,
2:03.3	the marginalized, and the disabled.
2:06.2	He's married to Barbara, and they have six kids.
2:10.0	Before we jump in, just a quick note that if you miss anything in today's show or
2:14.7	want a reference point for this conversation, the show notes are filled with talking points, as well as links to resources mentioned on today's show or one a reference point for this conversation. The show notes are filled with
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