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January 29, 2012
Big AND Small
God is big. I’ve seen videos which describe the
overwhelming size of our galaxy. I get that they are trying to put us
into perspective—to deliver the message that God is way bigger than you,
your struggles and your problems. And I believe that. Sometimes too
much.
If the known galaxy is beyond comprehension in size,
how is it that God could care about me?--1/7,000,000,000th of this small
blue marble. Could an infinitely ginormous God truly know (let alone
actually care) about someone like me who is, on the whole, fairly
insignificant?
So, I’m taking an evening stroll the other day. And I
start talking to God about life. And part way through my prayer, I start
to feel a little ridiculous. I mean, God, has much larger, more
grandiose problems to handle than mine. After all, who chit-chats with
the President of the United States? His time is valuable. How much more
then the Creator?
This is probably where I struggle with praying the
most. I am a fairly self-reliant person. I believe in getting things
done myself. Why bother God with things far below His pay-grade?
And as I’m having this thought, I have an epiphany.
It was a strange epiphany. Some might have called it a dead bird. But,
to me it was a message and a reminder of a powerful truth: “Are not
two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the
ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of
your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you
are worth more than many sparrows.”
I doubt anyone gave a second glance when that bird
fell. Because it really isn’t a valuable thing to us. But, God noticed.
So, if God notices when a worthless bird croaks, it stands to reason
that He knows you. Of course scripture testifies to this over and over:
O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You
know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You
discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my
ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.
(Psalm 139)
But more than knowing you, God wants you to know Him.
He’s both big AND small. He’s powerful and caring. He created you and He
wants to be in a relationship with you. “Cast all your anxiety on
Him because He cares for you.” He’s big enough to handle anything
you bring Him and He’s small enough to care about it.
So, let Him.
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