You're Worth More Than Many Sparrows

Kyra J
Aug 31, 2018
2 min read

Updated: Sep 15, 2018

Gosh, it's hard not to be scared. It's hard not to be scared about the future, or the past, or the right now. It's hard not to be scared when you don't know what's going on with your life, or when you have a medical issue that isn't diagnosed, and you're worrying about that. I know about all of these things. Earlier this year, I started losing handfuls of my hair. Like, I could run my fingers through it, and have lots of hair on my fingers, and I started wondering, "What the heck is going on?" I googled lots of different things, my mom googled lots of different things, and anything we came up with was scary. A couple months after that, I brushed my hair, and lost probably half of my hair just from brushing it. I was scared at this point. I remember crying and thinking "Do I have some deadly disease or something? What is happening to me?" The day after, I listened to song after song about trusting in the Father and not being afraid, but that fear still kept creeping into my head like a shadow. It would not leave, so I prayed to the Father and told him, "I know my life is in your hands. You know what tomorrow will bring, and you'll never leave me or forsake me, even when times get tough, I can always rely on you to take care of me." I instantly felt a peace wash over me, the Father had me in his arms, and he cared about me, and he would take care of me. I was pointed to the verses Matthew 10:29-31"Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows." See? This verse even talks about the hairs on your head! Gosh, I knew even more that the Father would sustain me. If he cared about the sparrows, he definitely cared about me! Anyway, mom scheduled me an appointment with a Doctor near our home, and we went. Sitting there in that waiting room, I started to feel that fear coming back again, and I recalled that verse, and felt calm again. I had a few different tests done, and it turns out that I just had a couple vitamin deficiencies, but when I didn't know what was going on, it was scary. That shows us that sometimes we're fearful over something that turns out to be nothing. Just remember that the Father loves you, cares about you, and will sustain you.

Goodbye for now,

Kyra :)

P.S. Check out these songs about fear and overcoming it.

"Fear is a Liar" by Zach Williams