I was asking God on how I should start this blog post, how He wanted me to convey this message, because to be honest, I have a habit of spiralling off into many things. His answer was, “Amandha, I want them to know my heart” and so, here goes. Let me start by saying God’s heart is so beautiful. His love for us is undeniably perfect. He cares about each one of us, all individually. Yet, whether it be in times of difficulties, silence or in the waiting, it’s so easy to lose sight of this fact. It’s easy to think that God is not listening, that he’s forgotten or maybe that he doesn’t even care. There have been times when I have felt like this. Times when I felt like I was just repeating the same things but not getting anything back from Him. Maybe you too can relate? Although God gently prods me back to the truth, one day He decided to show me just how much he really cares. And through this sweet gesture, I was able to see into His heart.
Story Time:
I was on holiday in Sri Lanka. For those who don’t know, I was born there so I have quite a lot of family there. On one particular night I was staying over at my grandparents. A little info: My grandma has a knee problem, so she has a live-in helper (lets name her betty for the purpose of this blog) who supports her with the housework and cooking. My grandparents have an extended room, separated but just outside of the main house, and this is where Betty stays. On that night, it was quite late, and everyone was asleep apart from my sister and I- yep the night owls. She wanted to have a quick shower before bed but realised she had left her towel outside to dry and forgot to take it in. Annoyed, she went to grab the keys to the main door and when she opened it, to her surprise, she found Betty standing outside. She had a huge smile on her face and quickly preceded to thank my sister, whilst itching her arms.
For those of you who have been to a hot country, you will know the struggle with all the mosquitoes. Sleeping definitely becomes a sport. But why exactly was Betty so happy to see my sister? Because she had forgotten to take an anti-mosquito mat tablet from the main house, and didn’t have the keys to get inside. Quite a small problem, am I right? But at that moment God whispered, “I care about the little things too”. Immediately all the worries and questions I had at the time started to fade away. God was loud and clear. He gave me the reassurance that I really needed at the time- that He is listening and always has been. He showed me that He knows exactly what is going on, both outside and inside my mind. More importantly, God showed me His heart. He showed me just how much He cares about me.
Betty’s situation was quite minor. It was a case of whether she would be itching all night or not, but God showed me that, even though it was something so small, so insignificant, He still cared. Likewise, He cares about each one of us. God cares about each of our problems, every single detail, even the things which we may find insignificant. He cares to the point where our insignificances become His significance.
God Already Took Care Of The Big
I know it’s not easy to see this fact, especially when the situation in no way shows this. Right now, we’re in the middle of a pandemic, an era of uncertainty. So many are dying, ill, in fear, grieving and on top of this is all of our own personal problems. There really is no easy way round this, but it’s in these times when I am reminded that God has already dealt with our biggest problem- our eternity. Nothing can and will ever top that off. Many times, I become so focused on my current problems that I overlook God’s greatest work-His death and resurrection which brought us all eternal life. So many times, I have taken this lightly and have not seen it for the greatness that it is. But if God took care of this biggest barrier, then He is more than able and more than caring about our problems here on earth.
Suffering in this world is inevitable-we unfortunately live in a fallen world. But Jesus’ death and resurrection means that this suffering will only be temporary. His work on the cross means that we no longer have to pay for our sins as for whoever believes will not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16). Like wow. It doesn’t get any better than that. God changed our eternity for us. Let me express this in a different way: imagine having committed the greatest of crimes-maybe murder- and I was to take the blame for you, full responsibility, and let you walk freely. That is exactly what He did. Jesus took the penalty we should have had- ALL of it! He not only took the blame, but He burned all traces of evidence. He wiped it all away with His precious blood. All we have to do is accept Him. This alone shows just how much God loves and cares for us. And if He cares this much about our eternity, something we ourselves can’t even see yet, then imagine just how much he cares about the problems we can see.
God Will Use It For Our Good
Despite what you’re going through, despite the pain and the hurt, God cares. It might not seem like it at times, but He really does. He sees every single tear and has never, ever left your side. The circumstance might show otherwise but God’s goodness is not defined by our circumstances- something I have to remind myself time and time again. We may not know why God allows certain things to happen but know that God is not the causer of suffering, nor does He like to see us suffer but what He does say in the bible is that despite the suffering in this world, if we turn to Him, He will use everything for our good (Romans 8:28). Every struggle, loss, heartbreak, failure and even this pandemic. He will surely turn it all into something great. There is nothing God cannot transform neither is anything too big for Him and more importantly, there is nothing too insignificant for Him.
I don’t know what you may be going through right now but remember, God has already taken care of our biggest burden. The world we live in is temporary and so, suffering is too; it will pass. Nevertheless, He is not deaf to any of our current problems. He cares. Much more than we can even imagine. He reminds us again and again in the bible and He sure did show it to me through Betty. I’m not saying that your situation will change straight away but know that God cares. He is always near, never far and although we may not understand now, there is a purpose to our pain, and He will use it for our good if we let Him. Rest, for it is all in His hands. God hears, God loves, God cares.
He took care of the big, cares about the small and everything in between.
Unfiltered For Christ 