When you least expect it!

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 on your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Matthew 10:29-31 NIV

Have you ever wondered about how much God cares about even the little things in our lives? A few years ago, I began to wonder about some of my 'old' friends from when I was in junior high, high school, and college. I had lost touch with so many because of all the moving I did as a child. I attended eleven schools and moved twenty one times before I was married. I had made some wonderful friends! Yet, when I moved away, I lost touch with them. It is not that I didn't care, my life just changed and I had to adapt to where I was at the time. I have often tried to find friends through a couple of internet sites. Lo and behold, I have found many! It is so exciting.

Three days ago, someone sent me a friend request and it turned out to be the friend that I had searched for, I looked for a long time but never found her. It turns out that she too had tried to find me, but was more successful. This woman has had so many difficult things happen in her life, and physically she is not well. I believe with all of my heart that God brought her back into my life for a reason. The biggest reason is to share my most precious possession, and that is Jesus.

God cares about everything that happens in our lives. He cares what we are doing all the time, and He cares about the things that concern us! He knew that my friend had tried to find me. She shared that she never had a friendship as we had after I moved away. She was lost without me!

That thought made me feel good in some ways, and sorrowful in others. We don't seem to know just how much of an impression we make on people. I actually spoke to her on the phone yesterday and she said some things that really made me think. I am so glad that I was memorable.

Have you ever 'lost touch' with God? In our busy lives, we have a tendency to overlook that part of our life. We think that we will catch up later, but later never seems to come. God is searching for us, or rather for our hearts. Are we searching too?

Lord, thanks for helping me in those areas of my life that seem so small, yet mean so much. Keep me in remembrance of relationships I have especially my relationship with You. Amen

Becki Reiser