He cares

I opened my mailbox a few days ago to find the unexpected.

TWO paychecks that had been lost in the mail, a letter from a previous employer saying I had a paycheck at their facility for pick up as well, and one of my medical bills--that turned out to be MUCH lower than expected.

Wow. I didn't even realize I was missing a paycheck, and one of them was the biggest I've ever received from my current employer..ever.

All I can think about is the sparrow. God loves that little sparrow and cares for all of its needs. He knows when it falls from the sky. Every single one of those tiny birds are known and loved by their Creator.

God says He loves His people much more than that sparrow. He tells us that He will take care of us, just as He does for all of creation. He is to be trusted to meet our needs.

My pastor read some out of the biography of the missionary J. Hudson Taylor in service this morning. One part that stuck out  me was the story of the time this sold-out missionary gave a $50 bill--all the money he had to his name--to a poor man whose wife was very sick. He trusted that God would provide his needs.

This is a lesson that I've heard over and over throughout the years, and God has proven countless times just like the other day. I want to come to a place where I no longer trust in the strength of man, but in the strength of God alone. He will see me through anything.

"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. " I Peter 5:7