Sparrows

Yesterday when I was thinking about what verse to talk about in Campaigners this week, i flipped open to Matthew 6.
"hey, this would be great for the girls since they're worried about high school and stuff ..." i thought.
"Do not worry about tomorrow, what you will eat or clothes, what you will wear"
"Hmmmm ...." i thought. "this is good stuff, i should really work on that myself ... nah ... too hard. it's just so natural for me to worry and try to control things ... either way it's a good verse to tell the girls about and encourage them to Trust God."
i took some notes and felt pretty good about sharing that with them.

this morning, the Spirit prompted me in prayer for a few people in my life. it was so encouraging because i had been feeling upset lately about my lack of time with jesus and prayed that He would give me a desire for His word and for prayer. so waking up with words for my friends was super exciting and comforting. as i sad down to spend some time in the Word, i flipped open to Matthew 10:29 that talks about sparrows and how you can buy two for a penny and how God knows the number of hairs on our head and how much more worthy we are than sparrows. (read it, it's good!) so as i sat there thinking about this verse in contrast to Matthew 6 and not worrying, it suddenly hit me.

"So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows."


If God knows when a "worthless" little sparrow falls, then He certainly knows the intricate details of my life. I mean, I've heard this my whole life, but today I'm choosing to believe it. I mean, Jesus is saying this and this is a huge, life altering truth if we believe it and live and yet He speaks it with such gentleness. He communicates it without emphasis or authority. As i sat and thought about it more, I realized that there is some emphasis. Emphasis on "many" sparrows. Interesting. Does that mean one person is adequate to the "worthiness" of 1,000 sparrows? haha. Funny idea. But i think it simply means our worth is far greater.

I was sitting there, thinking about how great this is and I heard them. The sweet sparrows outside. Singing their hearts out. It was another reminder to me of how important it is to have time with the Lord. Every morning these birds are chirping and singing. That's their time to do what they were made to do. Sing. I've always been a morning quiet time person, so having the little sparrows remind me of the importance of that time made me smile (and cry a little). That's my time to do what i was made to do. Praise my maker. Give Him the time He deserves. (not to say that's all the time He needs, but you know what I mean.)

I'm feeling encouraged and excited about being worthy in the Lord's eyes. I'm also counting how many times I worry today to tell my Campaigner girls. Fun idea right?

Thanks for reading.