God Pays Attention to the Smallest Things.

Psalm 139:18
18 Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand.
When I awake,
I am still with you.

Matthew 10:30
30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

These are some pretty profound statements that show just how much God loves us. As a whole, they are an indication of just how amazing God is.

Have you ever tried to count something that was nearly impossible? Have you literally ever tried to count the grains of sand that you can place in your hand or the number of hairs on your head? It's virtually an impossible and tedious task, yet God knows those numbers without any hesitation. I guess it's not impossible, but it's not really possible to be completely accurate. At Acquire the Fire, Mike Guzzardo told us that the University of Hawaii did a study to see if they could count the number of grains of sand around the world. Their estimate was that there are 75,000,000,000,000,000,000 grains of sand worldwide! Still, I'm sure the numbers constantly deviate based on weathering and erosion. Even so, that's a lot of sand...in the quintillions!

So, yes, it is a little overwhelming when you think of yourself as being microscopic compared to God's enormous power. However, when you realize that the smallest details matter to God, then that's really comforting. He meticulously created you in your mother's womb. There is no correlation between smallness and insignificance in God's eyes. You see, God sees the whole picture...your whole life: from the time you're in your mother's womb until eternity.

Finally, if you think you have a lot on your mind, then you're so wrong! I couldn't possibly break it down like Mike did, but he said that God thinks about us millions, if not billions of times per SECOND. God thinks about you and me continuously (so much for our multitasking!) God thinks about us wherever we go; his thoughts consist of tenderness and pure love.

You are important! Remember that as you sing "No Other Name" by Unhindered with the video provided below.



P.S. If you have trouble with the video stopping and starting, keep the video paused, and let it "buffer" (load) as it's called for a while. You will see the red bar along the bottom advance (speed depends on your Internet connection). Wait until that bar gets pretty far along (I'd say more than halfway) before you play the video and it shouldn't pause.