February 5th
Do We Matter to God?
It does matter what happens to you, my friend. Let me repeat. IT DOES MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU. You matter to God. Can you believe that??? You DO matter to God. What happens to you is a concern to Almighty God.
I am not much on poems, however, recently in going through a rough time, the Lord let my eyes fall on this most simply put poem. It lifted my heart's attitude. The poet put it like this:
"My child, I know thy sorrows,Thine every grief I share; I know how thou are tested,And, what is more-I care.
Think not I am indifferentTo what affecteth thee;Thy wale and woe are mattersof deep concern to Me.
But child, I have a purposeIn all that I allow;I ask thee then to trust Me,Though all seem dark just now.
How often thou hast asked Me To purge away thy dross;But this refining processInvolves for thee - a cross.
There is not another pathway If thou would'st really be Conformed unto the image Of Him who died for thee.
Thou canst not be like JesusTill self is crucified;And as a daily process. The cross must be applied."
The thing that keeps me going often times is the belief of what I have just penned. God does care about me.
So, the things that I go through -call it "crosses" if you will are known to God.
May I pray for you?
God, how awesome you are. How wonderful it is to know that this reader is known of you. You not only know their name and place of calling, but are aware of their situation. Bless I pray with the assurance of your promise of your presence IN IT ALL.
Amen