This one really set in with me this week. I think this is a truth that we like to easily forget. When life happens and we get stressed, anxious, sad, angry, or overwhelmed, we might find ourselves praying for God’s help and provision, but not really, truly expecting him to provide. But, Scripture tells us about how much God cares for the little details:
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?”
Personally, anxiety is one of my biggest struggles in life. Sometimes, for me, something very small and insignificant can take root in my mind and become an overwhelming fear. And when I am living with a spirit of fear, I am not believing in the truth that God cares about all parts of my life, and he WILL provide for me. When I am afraid, it is hard for me to think that God cares enough for me that he will reach into my life and work for my good.
However, God, once again, proves me (and my limited, worldly perspective) wrong. The past couple of weeks, I have been consumed by a fear that was starting to eat its way into all areas of my life, to the point where I had no choice but to come before God desperate for his help. Without God’s hand to intervene, I could not envision any way of overcoming and moving past this crippling anxiety. But, God showed up to let me know that he DOES care about all parts of my life and that he does not want me to live with fears. He brought the exact right person into my life and the exact right time. And in that moment, I really did believe that verse that tells us that God numbers the hairs on our head and is in control of all areas of our lives.
God cares SO much for us…for ALL of the intricate parts of our lives. And when we call on him in ernest, he will, indeed, show up.
Note on photo: I took this photo in Monaco. I think butterflies are such an AWESOME and tangible look at how God cares about intricate details and about creating inexplicable beauty from the ordinary or even the ugly. 
An Appleton a Day 