DOES ANYBODY CARE ABOUT ME?
Psalm 142:3–4 When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who know my way. In the path where I walk men have hidden a snare for me. Look to my right and see; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.
I wonder whether you’ve ever felt like that: “No one cares about me.
They don’t mind whether I live or whether I die. All I have is problems. I’m walking in a path and there are hidden snares on it. There are problems I don’t really understand and I don’t know how to solve. I can’t see any source of help. I look to the right, I look to the left. No one bothers about me. I’m just a speck of dust in the universe. I’m just a name on a list somewhere. There’s a birth certificate in some dusty office that relates that I was born, but no one cares.”
That’s not altogether true. There is someone who cares. There is someone who knows your way. That’s what the psalmist said, “When my spirit grows faint within me it is you who know my way.”
You may feel lonely, neglected, uncared for. You may not understand your own way, you may not know the problems that lie ahead, you may not have an answer to them all, but there is one who knows: it’s the Lord. He knows your way.
Jesus is with you;
Jesus will see you through if you will turn to Him in prayer.
You are not forgotten, you are not neglected, you are not unwanted.
God made you, He cares for you, He’s with you.
HOW DO YOU THINK JESUS SEES YOU?
Jesus sees people with love, and his love is unconditional. He sees people’s shortcomings through love, not condemnation, and wants more for them than they want for themselves.
Ephesians 2:10: You are His Masterpiece.
Psalms 139: He knit you together in your mothers womb.
Ephesians 1:4: He knew you before the world was formed.
James 2:23: His friend
Jesus sees people as called for a purpose that only they can fulfill.
You are chosen by the Creator of the universe, the Source of life, the Savior of the world!
Jesus loves you and longs for you to see yourself as God sees you.
AMEN
Robert Bagne is the founder and president of The Hope Connection Ministry. A gifted Bible teacher and strategist, Robert is also the co-author and coach of Moving Forward: A Vision Without Action Is Only a Delusion.
Robert has a professional background in recovery ministry leadership. He currently serves with missions in Ukraine and leads the Elk River Sober Home Discipleship Program, equipping men for successful re-entry into society through faith-based guidance and accountability.
Alongside his wife, Laura, Robert writes daily devotionals, leads addiction recovery support groups, offers spiritual coaching, conducts interventions, and mentors pastors and missionaries around the world. The Bagnes reside in Ramsey, Minnesota, fully trusting God to provide as they faithfully walk in obedience to His calling.
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Well stated, the feeling of no one caring is a mistaken belief. No one can ever be outside the care of God, whose “love is not conditional to circumstances but is the universal, unchanging, and unerring principle of divine omnipresence, omnipotence, and All- intelligence”. understanding God’s spiritual presence and love assures individuals of their safety and inherent value, countering feelings of isolation or being unloved.
Your Friend – His servant,
Isaac Otieno