Do I Matter? (Do We Matter?)

Today I read a devotional (Daily Bread) and the topic was “DO I MATTER?” The individual talked about how they were in a Grocery store. They were looking around noticing all the different people, and thought, “Do all these people really matter to God?

Being a christian since sixteen and being fortunate to have parents who showed me who God was as a child, I have never given it any real thought about this question. And then a revelation hit me. There are about 7.5 billion people in the world. That’s no small number. A revelation that my God not only cares so much for me but also the 7.5 billion other people who make up our planet. All at the same time. The beautiful thing is, even if God doesn’t matter to us, we will always matter to him. I know this all seems like basic knowledge and very logical thinking, but take a second, step back and really think about it. 7.5 billion people and how important every single person is just as important to God as the next. Now lets look at our society for a moment. We have a whole society turning away from God. God doesn’t matter to them but they will always matter to God. I debated on using this example where as I don’t want to step on toes but I feel God compeling me to share. We have many protesting in the streets. People going crazy. Losing their minds. Being violent to our fellow man and woman alike. Our initial reaction, including me, is to get angry and upset. God on the other hand looks at them with a broken heart and sadness. But through all the sadness and broken heartedness they are still just as important to God as the pastor in church on Sunday morning. The missionaries out in the third world countries. Just as important as you and me. So that brings me to a question of my own that I think we should keep close.

Shouldn’t they be just as important to us?

This put myself in check. I gained perspective. I’m learning, instead of a christian being agnry and grumpy, I need to be a christian who loves and prays for those who are so important and precious to my God.