Like many parents, Wendy and I pray for our
daughter Jessica every night before she sleeps. When Jessica was two years old,
we decided to pray that her diapers would not overflow during the night. Her
diapers not overflowing might be a small thing, but we knew that it would give
our little girl a comfortable sleep every night. And after we started praying
for this, we noticed that her diapers did not overflow.
That incident made me realize that our God is
not just interested in the big things that affect us. He bothers and cares
about the minor things that affect us too. There is nothing too insignificant
for Him. So don’t be like some religious people who have this idea that God
only wants us to bring the big issues to Him, and that He doesn’t want us to
bother Him with small issues.
Nothing could be further from the truth. God
cares about everything that you experience, from the small ulcer in your mouth
to your concerns about the world’s economy. Even when you tell Him about the
inconvenience that might arise if the bus is late, He takes note of that too.
In fact, when you come to Him often about anything and everything in your daily
life, you compliment Him because you are telling Him that He is your Daddy God
who watches over you.
Jesus represented the Father’s heart and will
when He was on earth (see John 5:19). He cared when His disciples were out at
sea the whole night, cold and shivering. He cared when they caught nothing that
night (see John 21:3). He cared that they would not have fish to sell. So He
gave them a huge catch early the next morning (see John 21:5–6). He knew that
they were cold and hungry, so He prepared breakfast for them, served over a
fire of coals to keep them warm.
Jesus showed us that God is our loving heavenly Father who cares about the big and small things that happen every day in our lives. Nothing escapes God’s eyes because He loves you! (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).