Matthew 10:29-31 NIV Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Psalm 84: 1 -12 MSG What a beautiful home, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies! I’ve always longed to live in a place like this, always dreamed of a room in your house, where I could sing for joy to God-alive! Birds find nooks and crannies in your house, sparrows and swallows make nests there.
They lay their eggs and raise their young, singing their songs in the place where we worship. GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies! King! God! How blessed they are to live and sing there! And how blessed all those in whom you live, whose lives become roads you travel; They wind through lonesome valleys, come upon brooks, discover cool springs and pools brimming with rain!

Luke 12:6-7 NIV Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

As a young adult, I was optimistic that my future would be bright and things would go just as I had planned. I would not make silly mistakes, I was going to be able to keep my life moving forward, and I would be so happy! Isn’t this a picture that we can all go back to in our memories? We won’t make the same mistakes as the others around us, we are so proud of all that we know and have planned for our rosy futures.

But then, to my immense surprise, I found myself struggling with an incredible sense of anxiety. My chaotic childhood and my unsuccessful attempts at romantic relationships had left me crippled with anxiety. This wasn’t how it was supposed to be! How could MY plans have gone wrong? As the panic and anxiety mounted, I began to look for solutions.

It was then that my mother, a brand-new Christian herself, turned her television to a Christian broadcast. I was entranced by what Hal Lindsey was saying. He shared the gospel and I accepted Christ! My mother and I headed off to buy my first Bible, and I have never been the same.

Did all my panic and anxiety disappear? Absolutely not! But, the Lord Jesus grabbed my hand and He began to walk me out of a dark forest full of hurts, disappointments and plenty of unhealthy thinking. The process of healing and restoration took many, many years. I wouldn’t trade those years for anything. I grew in my faith and I began to have peace. Peace that occasionally surpassed my understanding. Peace that began to grow and grow. As I dug into the Word, and learned about my Savior, I was able to let go of the anxiety. I learned to live more as a sparrow. Allowing God to worry about the many details of future enabled me concentrate on living one day at a time.

As I studied the Word, I found that God even cares for sparrows. I’ve never felt like I was someone who was going to be vastly important or famous, I imagine this made me feel inconsequential. But, here was reassurance that I could be watched over and cared for by a loving Father, even if I was just a small sparrow. He told me to not be afraid. He comforted me through His word that He had even counted the hairs on my head! As this absorbed into my brand new, born-again soul I found that I could trust in someone larger than I. Someone who would be with me always. This is the very foundation I hang my soul on—-Christ loves me! It will not be my doing when I enter Heaven, but it will be the completion of His promise to one of His children.

If even a sparrow could be under the care of our Father, couldn’t I then find a way to give Him my anxiety and begin to live? I know that living like a sparrow worked for me, and the Lord desires to restore your peace also. Live like a sparrow, and know that the Lord himself is watching over you. Don’t make it hard, imagine Him watching over his little sparrow friends and also keeping His eye and thoughts on you. You are of much more value than sparrows!

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