~ God's Complete Love ~
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:13 pmRead: Matthew 10:29-21 http://www.christianityoasis.com/bible/ ... ld_lookup=
"Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered" Matthew 10:30
Soon after my daughter, Gracie, turned three, she started chemotherapy. Six months of treatment were needed to help her fight a rare form of eye cancer. As I contemplated what lay ahead, I was paralyzed by fear. 'How could this be happening?" I asked myself. "Why my daughter?" I asked God.
Shortly after her first treatment, Gracie's hair began to fall out. My heart broke when she handed me a fistful of long blonde curls. "Help me comfort her," I quietly asked God. "I can't do this without you."
Immediately an amazing calm came over me. I remembered Matthew 10:30. God's love for Gracie is so complete that "even the very hairs of [her] head are all numbered." I held Gracie and lovingly brushed her hair. As more of her hair fell out, I reassured her that God knows everything that is happening to us, holding us as I held her.
Now, years later, when I brush Gracie's long, blonde hair I am reminded of God's love. When I look through scripture, I read that God can be trusted. Jesus says that God is aware of everything that happens even to the sparrows. No matter what we are going through, whether illness, loneliness, or separation, God is with us. God values us enough to count every strand of our hair.
Prayer:"Thank you, God, for holding us when times are tough. Amen"
Prayer Focus of Day:Children being treated for cancer
Thought for the Day:Sit quietly and picture yourself being held tenderly by God
Story shared by: A. Pisel, (NC)
Source: Upper Room Daily Devotional 6/14/11
"Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered" Matthew 10:30
Soon after my daughter, Gracie, turned three, she started chemotherapy. Six months of treatment were needed to help her fight a rare form of eye cancer. As I contemplated what lay ahead, I was paralyzed by fear. 'How could this be happening?" I asked myself. "Why my daughter?" I asked God.
Shortly after her first treatment, Gracie's hair began to fall out. My heart broke when she handed me a fistful of long blonde curls. "Help me comfort her," I quietly asked God. "I can't do this without you."
Immediately an amazing calm came over me. I remembered Matthew 10:30. God's love for Gracie is so complete that "even the very hairs of [her] head are all numbered." I held Gracie and lovingly brushed her hair. As more of her hair fell out, I reassured her that God knows everything that is happening to us, holding us as I held her.
Now, years later, when I brush Gracie's long, blonde hair I am reminded of God's love. When I look through scripture, I read that God can be trusted. Jesus says that God is aware of everything that happens even to the sparrows. No matter what we are going through, whether illness, loneliness, or separation, God is with us. God values us enough to count every strand of our hair.
Prayer:"Thank you, God, for holding us when times are tough. Amen"
Prayer Focus of Day:Children being treated for cancer
Thought for the Day:Sit quietly and picture yourself being held tenderly by God
Story shared by: A. Pisel, (NC)
Source: Upper Room Daily Devotional 6/14/11
I loved reading this. What a sweet story of how God is always taking care of us. My youngest daughter (who has a ton of thick long hair) loves this verse! This reminded my of when this same daughter was only 7 months and we had to have an MRI done to check her optic nerve to see if the problems with her eyes were caused by a cancer. It was a scary time trying to figure out what was wrong with her eyes. God saw us through that and even tho her vision is not good....He has blessed her and us in soooooo many ways!! Thanks for that reminder and for sharing the story. 
Lani