Does God care about everything in my life, even the little things?

from the old testament

• Many of the Psalms give credence to the fact that God cares about our lives, including the small things. In Psalm 56:8, David wrote, "You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?"
• In Psalm 139:13–14 he says, "For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well." This describes a God who is intimately connected with the lives of His people.

from the new testament

• In Matthew 6:25–34, Jesus counsels against worry, highlighting how God provides for birds and flowers, things that pass quickly and are considered small to humans. How much more will He care for His people?
• Jesus' life also demonstrates God's care for the details. We see Him provide food for those who had been listening to His teachings for days and were hungry (Mark 6:30–44; 8:1–10).
• He interacted with children, who were thought to be of little importance (Mark 10:13–16).
• He took time with the people He healed, addressing their spiritual problems on an individual level. One shining example of this is the woman with the issue of blood. While on His way to heal the daughter of a ruler of the synagogue, a man of great importance, a woman reached out to touch Jesus' robe and received healing. Jesus stopped, asked who had touched Him, and affirmed the healing the woman received. He was not too busy or on too important of a mission to validate this woman and extend wholeness to her (Luke 8:40–56).
• In Luke 12:4–7 Jesus told His disciples: "I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows." God remembers birds that people sell for next to nothing; they are of small consequence to humans yet are remembered by God. Jesus tells us we are worth much more than that. Of course God cares! He cares enough to number the hairs on our heads.
• On the night Jesus was arrested to be crucified, He took the time to heal the ear of the high priest's servant, restoring an ear which one of His disciples had cut off (Luke 22:50–51). In the midst of being betrayed and taken to be crucified, something Jesus had just agonized over in prayer, He cared about this detail and extended healing to His enemy.
• God loves us, and His care for us strengthens us. In Ephesians 3:16–21 Paul writes that he is praying for the Ephesians, "that according to the riches of [the Father's] glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen."
• Paul tells the Thessalonians to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18). Why would we pray without ceasing if God doesn't care?

implications for today

God loves His people and provides abundantly for us. The biblical depiction of God is one of mighty power and also of astounding love. When we love someone, we care about the details of their lives. How much more does God, who is love (1 John 4:8), care about the lives of His children? God’s care for us, in things both small and little, gives us the assurance of where to turn with our cares. The God who is sovereign over all things yet cares for us calls us to “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). We can come to God with our personal struggles, hopes, and worries, knowing that He not only knows them but welcomes us to bring them to Him. In His infinite power, God could command obedience without showing such care and compassion, but instead, He approaches us with gentleness and calls us to Himself. Understanding God’s care for us gives us assurance of His love and strengthens us to move forward as children following God, knowing that He wants the very best for us.