God of Details

"[You] are intimately acquainted with all my ways." -Psalm 139:3b

I always knew the God was a personal God, and that He cared for each of us individually, but I think there were incredible limits to that understanding. I didn't realize or accept the depth of God's involvement. What does that scripture mean? Intimately acquainted.

Over the last couple years, God has been refining my understanding, my heart knowledge of his character. Through various trials and blessings, (which, might I add, are often one in the same,) God has taught me new lessons about his character. The last couple weeks He refined this even further.

God is a God of the details, intimately acquainted with all our ways, all our circumstances, our hurts, desires. God knows, intimately, feels them even inside of Himself, every bit of excitement, every dream and aspiration. God feels our fears and our hurt, our anxiety, all of it. He is connected to us in those things.

So what does this practically mean? Where is God in the everyday? My view was always that God cared more about the big issues, the job issues, the living situations, the health problems, the obedience issues than the tiny little seemingly unimportant issues.

I know for myself, and for many others, it's the tiny things that make us tick. I love my cup of tea in the morning, a good book by candle light, a friend to laugh with, an email when I log online. It's these tiny things that make life so beautiful. Yes, we find great jobs now and then, we live in a comfy home, and praise God for our good health, but there's so much more to life. Does God care about those things?

He does!

Last week, for me, was a silly example of God caring for the intimate details. I wanted a cat. I've wanted a cat for ages now. I tried everything in my power to get one, but for many reasons it wasn't possible. I gave up. I sat down, closed my eyes and said, "God, You know the desire of my heart. If it is Your will, please Lord, provide a way for me to get a cat."

The next day, my brother called from Montreal. He asked if he could move home, and bring his beautiful cat. Days later I had my little brother back and a kitty to snuggle with. I never would have thought that this was an option, but this was the only way that all of the problems of having a cat could be solved.

Every time I look at the cat, I see God's love. God was intimately involved in the details. He sees those tiny things that make life that much more beautiful and He longs to bless us with those. God is intimately acquainted with all our ways.