Last night I once again experienced
how great our God is! He is awesome and the Creator of the
Universe, but what struck me last night was that He was also
concerned about the small things in our lives.
What happened was my son was sick.
He was okay throughout the day and at night he started coughing. He
didn't stop once since he laid his head on his cushion. Non
stop he continued and it got worse. Later I was worried that he is
going to stop breathing as he got cough fits! Now I gave him all
the medicine I could think of that we had at home. Nothing helped.
I then resorted to prayer. I prayed for him and trusted that he
would stop coughing. But he didn't. I was on the verge of taking
him to the emergency doctor, when the Lord reminded me of Vicks
that we had in our cupboard. I haven't used it in quite a while. I
didn't know whether it would work, but the Holy Spirit urged me to
get up. So I did, found it and I just knew I had to rub it on his
neck, under his feet and on his chest. And you know what, the
coughing calmed down. Amazing. It didn't stop, but it was okay, I
could wait till morning to take him to the doctor. The God of the
Universe cared enough to give me 'small' advice.
The other day He also gave me
advice concerning my teeth, believe it or not. I was starting to
brush away my gums, and this caused sensitivity. I brushed too
aggressively apparantly . I went to the dentist and they gave me
advice and showed me how to brush correctly. I tried their advice,
but it didn't work. I asked advice again and again, but still it
didn't work. It was only then that I resorted to asking the Lord. I
didn't want to bother Him with 'small' matters, so I didn't ask
before. But now I turned to Him and within an instant I knew how I
should brush. And you know what? My gums are healthy and I am
brushing exactly the way He told me to. Amazing.
I can go on and on with examples,
but I think you get the point. How wonderful that the Lord cares
enough about me that He gives me advice on 'small' matters. I
realized once again that nothing is too small for Him. He cares
about me, about all of me and all I need to do is turn to Him and
ask Him for advice. After all He said that He cared more about us
than a whole flock of sparrows. Even the number of our hair is
counted. Not one falls off without Him knowing about it.
Psalm 139:1-3 "O Lord, you have
examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit
down or stand up. You know my every thought when far away. You
chart the path ahead of me and tell me where to stop and rest.
Every moment you know where I am."
David puts it clearly for us here.
The Lord even knows 'mundane' things like when we stand up and when
we sit down. He knows everything and cares about everything. Next
time, turn to Him if you need advice about every day life things.
You might be pleasantly surprised.
Lord, thank you that You are always
there for us. You are sooo amazingly wonderful! Amen