Too much.

     I am surrounded by non believing friends. Many of them opine the same exact questions, draw their own conclusions, declare themselves right with such a forcibly closed mind I don't even bother most times. But this one question has stuck in my own head like a burr. "How could a God so massive and ulimited, able to create the entire universe, IF He exists, care about my mundane life?" He does.
     From scripture we have the story of Hagar. Found in Genesis, we learn she was Sarai's Egyptian servant. Now Sarai was married to Abram. Abram, later Abraham, was promised to be the father of nations, but at their very old age, not one child had come. So, as was common in the pagan culture around them, Sarai gave Hagar to Abram as child bearing concubine. This was not God's plan. It most certainly was not his will. Sarai, later Sarah, was to be the biological mother. Hagar became pregnant.
     Sarah started to flat out abuse Hagar and her son. Sarah kicks Hagar out of the camp and sends her into the desert to die. God came.
     Here in scripture is the only time we see God named El Roi, (pronounced El Ro-ee) meaning, the God who sees. God came, saved her and her son's life and sends her back with peace. God saved Hagar and comforted her **because He cares.**
     He created the Universe becoming the ultimate parent. What parent, when a child cries out, just walks completely away? When we cry out to Him in our distress, He hears. He comes. He comforts. He may not fix it all, Hagar's life was never easy, but He does give strength. He sees when others make up lies about us and spread them. He sees when we are hurting. He sees the injustices of the world and will absolutely right them. He sees us out of love. He is real. He does care. He will make it all right and better when He comes.
   

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