I was humbled by this question a few years ago trying to figure out 'what God wants me to do' and someone suggested that might not specifically be important. My achievements in life might not matter to God and what an interesting way of looking at it.
I worked in politics and was a radio talk show host among other things. I do a podcast now that I just started on Christianity and politics. I'm not here to promote that but I am interested in seeing different points of view because I only was saved through faith in 2004 and lack a foundation due to atheist parents.
Thank you for having me and doing this. It looks really great.
Ian
Hi Ian & welcome to CF! I think the following will help with your question:
Question: "Does God care about the little things that happen in our lives?"
Answer: Of course, God cares about the little things in our lives, because everything is “little” compared to God!
Luke 12:7 says, “Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” God takes the time to keep up with how many hairs we have—now that’s a God of detail!
Throughout Scripture, we see that God is interested in more than just the highlights of our lives as His children. He cares about every aspect of who we are, because we are His creation made in His image (see
Genesis 1:27). He cares for all of His creations, including plants, animals, and the environment.
Matthew 6:26 says, “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” If God even meets the needs of birds who are not made in His image, who have no will to choose Him or reject Him, how much more will He care for our needs in detail? Because of God’s care, we can trust Him: “Your Father knows what you need before you ask him” (
Matthew 6:8).
Throughout Jesus’ earthly ministry, we see that He was interested in the specifics of people’s lives. Jesus has always been more interested in quality than quantity. Jesus was sent to save the lost and bridge the gap between man and God since the fall, but He still took the time to meet the immediate needs of people He encountered. In
Matthew 14:18–21 we see a clear picture of Jesus’ compassion on the hungry crowds. One meal in the lives of so many is but a detail, yet we have an amazing account of His earnestness in providing a heaven-sent meal for over 5,000 men, women, and children.
Children are “little things” and might seem to get in the way of the more “important” things. In fact, once when people brought their children to Jesus, the disciples rebuked them with the thought of sending them away. “When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these’” (
Mark 10:14). Jesus is not too “big” or too busy to bless the children.
God does indeed care about the “little things” in our lives, because He cares about us. Compared to Him and His glory, our whole lives are made up of those “little things.”
Psalm 139:17–18 says, “How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them, Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I am awake, I am still with you.”
www.gotquestions.org/does-God-care.html
