What Really Matters

WHAT REALLY MATTERS

By:  Julie Souza Bradley Lilly

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.”
‭– Psalms‬ ‭19:1-2‬ ‭NIV‬‬

It makes me feel so tiny to consider that we are wrapped in such an expansive blanket of stars.  The enormity of space stretches beyond the bounds of my limited imagination.  I am but a tiny speck—a wisp of vapor—a microscopic, fleeting particle of dust.  It's comforting to know, however, that in the midst of such vast emptiness, that I am never truly alone.  I know my Father.  More importantly, He knows me.  He remembers me.  He remembers you, too.  He is never farther away than our very breath.

He has numbered the hairs of our heads and painted every freckle on our cheeks.  He knows our favorite color, what makes us laugh and what brings a tear.  He knows it all—every strength and every flaw.  Yet He still loves us and calls us His own.  He declares that we are significant, not because of anything that we have done, but simply because He loves us.  That very fact means that we matter.

We may be tiny specks, but we matter to the Creator of the Universe.  That's pretty amazing.  Life may take its twists and turns, but in the end, when we know Him, we can have full confidence in where we are going to end up.  We won’t be forgotten or left behind. And when we get there, we will see that it was worth it all.

Father, life can have its struggles, and sometimes we feel small and insignificant.  What a wonder, that in the vastness of space, You are mindful of us.  Even now You hold us.  We are kept safe as the apple of Your eye.  When we lose sight of that, remind us that You love us and we matter to You.  Because in the end, mattering to You is all that really matters.  In Jesus’ Name ❤️

https://www.facebook.com/Prayers-of-a-Ragamuffin-Warrior-171515087035441/

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A City On A Hill

Image
A CITY ON A HILL By:  Julie Souza Bradley Lilly “You are light for the world. A city cannot be hidden when it is located on a hill. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket. Instead, everyone who lights a lamp puts it on a lamp stand. Then its light shines on everyone in the house.” – Matthew‬ ‭5:14-15‬ ‭GW‬‬ And I saw thousands of souls struggling in a churning sea.  Under the darkness of a moonless sky, without a boat, they were tossed.  Beneath them sharks swam, nipping at heels, eliciting sharp cries from those who flailed.  It caused them to cling to their neighbor, pushing them to submerge, sputter and gasp.  Exhaustion, chaos and hopelessness hovered over the waters like a mist, obscuring the small points of light that seeped out from around the boarded windows of the nearby city on a hill.  The city on a hill—a beacon of hope to those drowning, contained behind windows shuttered with fear. Lord, we see chaos all around us —man’s inhumanity to man— fear, anxiet
Read more

Paul’s Handkerchief Prayer

Image
Good morning, my friend!  Good morning, Father! “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” - Deuteronomy 31:6 Lord, we don’t have to be the only one in a room to feel alone.  We can be in a coliseum full of people and still feel lonely.  We feel alone in our skin.  You encourage us to not forsake meeting together as a church (Hebrews 10:25), but it is the internal companionship that keeps us from feeling loneliness in that packed coliseum. Father, I lift my friend.  Your Word says that where two or more are gathered in Your Name, You are there in the midst of them.  So Lord, as in Acts 19:12 when Paul sent a blessed handkerchief to the sick and they were healed, likewise, across time and space I take hands with Your precious child.  Together we bow before You and admit we need You.  We invite Your presence.  If they feel lonely or alone today, in their life or in
Read more

Beauty Among the Ashes

Image
Good morning, my friend!  Good morning, Father!   “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that   I would see the goodness of the Lord in  the land of the living.   Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage,   And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” - Psalm 27:13-14 Father, we thank You that with You all things are possible.  All around us there are financial troubles, poverty, disease, depression, anxiety, divorces, confusion, disappointment, illness, loss, pain and grief.  The list goes on and on.  People are suffering, Father, and are clinging to the last vestiges of hope.   Lord, I lift up my friend.  You know precisely what weighs on their mind today, and which troubling thoughts strike fear in their heart.  Long seasons of struggle bring with them weariness and discouragement.  I cry out to You on their behalf, Lord.  You are able.  We ask for miracles.  Nothing is too difficult for You.  We ask that You take what the enemy intended for evil
Read more