Nobody Cares

As I may or may not have mentioned before I sometimes do the children's message at church.  Sunday morning I was on Facebook and saw something that gave me an 'ah, ha' moment.  I sent Janelle a text and asked who was doing the kid's church, her or the other girl that helps.  It was her so I asked can I do it this morning which was fine with her.  You see our niece who just turned 10 was down this weekend and was going to church with me on Sunday morning.  This niece belongs to the brother who died in Sept.  When she was down here at New Year's we had a long talk that I won't go into here but the synopsis of it was that nobody seemed to understand how hard the past year had been for her, that nobody seemed to care, and she just didn't understand.  I tried in my own feeble way to assure her how loved she is, how even though it doesn't always seem like it that there are people who care and that no matter what God always cares and is there for us.  To follow is the message I did for kid's church and I think you will see why I was compelled to do this on Sunday morning knowing this niece would be with me.  Not to be boastful about it but we talked about it later in the day and she did seem to take some comfort in it.  Ya'll have an awesome day and it is my prayer that this will help you also in those moments that you get discouraged.

Nobody Cares

Have you ever felt like nobody cares? You may be going through some things and it just seems like nobody is interested or has time for what you are dealing with. I can ask the adults the same thing and the fact of the matter is at some time we all feel that way. We each get caught up in our own lives sometimes that we forget to show compassion, sympathy, or empathy toward others. We forget that other people have problems too just like they forget that we do. I want to share some scripture with you that shows that no matter what people do or don’t do that God is always there, He always cares, and He loves us more than we can ever understand.

1. Every day God thinks of you. Psalm 68:19

“Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Se’lah.”

2. Every hour God looks after you. 2 Thessalonians 3:3

“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.”

3. Every minute God cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”

4. Because every second He loves you. Jeremiah 31:3

“The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved you thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.”

And then I am reminded of one of my favorite verses that I call to mind when there are things that I just don’t understand. Jeremiah 29:11

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”

So when we are facing things that just don’t make sense to us and feel like nobody cares. Just remember that God has a plan, God’s plan is perfect, and that there is never a time that He is not with us, doesn’t care about us, and doesn’t love us.

Prayer thanking God for his love, mercy, and grace.