May 3, 2011

I had a busy day yesterday, we are really working on the annual so my spare time is focused on getting the photos to the right pages and then helping the students find photos, just a lot of activity in the room the first hour, the rest of the day I try to update everything so we are ready for this morning.  They are wonderful students.  Then later in the morning we found out a student I was suppose to be watching at stolen a staff cell phone, they caught him on their camera.  Actually i was covering for another teacher and helping another student, so I don't really remember whether I saw him or not, he tends to wander a lot, and so now he is suspended til Friday, and then can not leave a class room.  He is doing very poor work, and won't pass his grade.  After school we went to a meeting about the closing of our post office, it was a pre meeting to prepare for when a team comes to see us next week.

I am thinking of some of the struggles we are facing, that God cares about every little thing in our lives, but he wants us to put him first and he will meet our needs, or atleast show us what he is doing in our lives.......

His Eye is on the Sparrow

"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."

-Matthew 10:29

English sparrows. They're worth barely a penny, Jesus said so. Yet of the world's
nine thousand bird species, Jesus singled out the least-noticed and most insignificant
of birds to make a point.

If God takes time to keep tabs on every sparrow-who it is, where it's going, whether
or not its needs are being met- then surely He keeps special tabs on you. Intimately.
Personally. And with every detail in mind.

The Bible may point to eagles to underscore courage and power, and it may talk about
doves as symbols of peace and contentment. But God's Word reserves sparrows to teach
a lesson about trust. Just as God tenderly cares for a tiny bird, even making note
of when it is harmed, or when it falls to the ground, He gently reminds you that
 He is worthy of your greatest trust, your deepest confidence.

How do you approach God today? Maybe you feel like a ragamuffin house sparrow clinging
to an empty birdfeeder with no one to care. Stop and remember the facts behind Matthew
10:29. God does care. He notices.

Try trusting the Lord today as would a sparrow. No questions asked. No fears that
He won't come through. Relax in the protection and provision of your great God.

Father, it's astounding to think that with so many things to care for, You have
a heart for people the world considers small and insignificant. Forgive me for not
believing that You not only notice but intimately care for every detail of my life.
Help me today to believe You for the small things. May I see every detail as an
opportunity to trust You.