God Is Aware, and He Cares

“As
a
father
has
compassion
on
his
children,
so
the
LORD
has
compassion
on
those
who
fear
him.” Psalm
103:13
(NIV)

God
is
a
caring,
loving,
compassionate
Father.
The
Bible
says
in
Psalm
103:13, “As
a
father
has
compassion
on
his
children,
so
the
LORD
has
compassion
on
those
who
fear
him” (NIV).
He
cares
about
everything
in
your
life—compassionately.

The
disciples
experienced
God’s
compassion.
Most
of
the
disciples
were
professional
fishermen.
One
day
when
they
were
out
fishing
with
Jesus,
Jesus
got
tired,
laid
down
in
one
end
of
the
boat,
and
went
to
sleep.
But
then
a
storm
came
up—and
it
must
have
been
a
big
one
because
the
disciples
got
scared.

The
ship
was
rocking
and
rolling,
and
water
was
coming
into
the
boat.
The
disciples
were
frantic
and
woke
Jesus
to
ask
him
one
of
the
most
important
questions
in
life: “Teacher,
don’t
you
care?” (Mark
4:38
NIV).

You
and
I
ask
that
question
of
God
all
the
time
in
a
thousand
ways:
“God,
did
you
see
that
doctor’s
report?
Don’t
you
care?
Do
you
see
what
a
mess
my
marriage
is
in?
Don’t
you
care?
Do
you
see
how
little
money
we
have
in
the
bank
and
all
the
bills
we’ve
got?
Don’t
you
care?
Do
you
see
how
my
kids
are
struggling
in
school?
Don’t
you
care?
You
know
this
fear
that
grips
my
mind
that
I
can’t
seem
to
get
rid
of.
Don’t
you
care?”

The
answer
is
yes,
God
cares.
In
fact,
he
cares
more
than
you
care.
He
wants
to
help
more
than
you
want
help.
He
knows
what
will
help
you
more
than
you
know
what
will
help
you.
He
is
aware,
and
he
cares.

The
Bible
assures
us, “Cast
all
your
anxiety
on
him
because
he
cares
for
you” (1
Peter
5:7
NIV).

If
you
knew
and
felt
how
much
your
heavenly
Father
constantly
and
compassionately
cares,
you
couldn’t
help
but
love
him
back.

Do
you
feel
like
God
is
a
million
miles
away?
It’s
because
you
don’t
understand
the
kind
of
caring
Father
he
really
is.
Take
time
today
to
cast
your
anxiety
on
God—and
trust
that
he’ll
receive
it
with
care
and
compassion.

Talk
It
Over

• What
  things
  in
  your
  life
  are
  troubling
  you?
• Do
  you
  believe
  that
  God
  cares
  about
  those
  concerns?
  Why
  or
  why
  not?
• What
  does
  it
  mean
  to
  “cast”
  your
  anxiety
  on
  God?