On a recent ministry trip to Port Elizabeth, on the Indian Ocean coast of South Africa, I lost something. It wasn’t a valuable thing, but it was very special to me. It had sentimental value, and I had worn it for many years. It was just a small, inexpensive, not very significant to most people thing………an earring. But I was just “sick.”
I didn’t cry, but I felt like it for days. I looked and looked…….had our friends in Port Elizabeth look……and no earring. I wondered why it “hit” me so hard, and why I felt so sad over something so seemingly trivial.
As I was praying about it one day, I began to get understanding. We have gone thru so much change in the last few months - in fact, for the last couple years. I guess my heart was beginning to get overwhelmed with it. The small, simple, little earring was the symbol of all that has been “lost” - things that we have laid down, given up, and left behind.
I was able to pray into these things, and come to a deeper level of peace and security in my heart. It was actually a very precious process and time of communicating with the Lord. My heart was strengthened.
But I still missed my special earring that I wore very often. A couple days later, I found it!! It was caught in the lining of a piece of clothing that had been in the same suitcase with my jewelry. The tears I didn’t shed when I lost it, I now shed because I found it!
I’ve always believed, and taught, that God cares about every aspect of our lives…….that nothing is too small or trivial to bring to Him. The awesome God, creator of the universe, cares about me, my daily life, the ups and downs I go thru, and all the little details that are important to me. This was just another personal, very special example of that. It made me love Him even more.
I know God rejoices over the lost sheep that was found (Luke 15:3-6) - something of great value! And I kinda think He rejoiced with me over finding the lost earring…….and what He did in my heart in the process……too.
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I loved reading that!
Thanks, God for caring! …thank you Sally for sharing, that “little” thing. It was encouraging to me and I am going to share it with my husband who implies to me that God doesn’t care about little things like that. He gives me the impression so often that he doesn’t pray about this or that, b/c it’s so insignificant in the great realm of God.
So anyways, thanks again!
Great article Sally. Hope you keep it up. I really enjoy reading what’s in your heart.
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Randy
Thank You Sally,
I too have lost an ear ring, like you. I often think of my every day experiences as a tool Father God uses to teach me something new. Yes…I did find my ear ring too. But in my
case, many months later, actually, I had forgotten I lost it, even though I prayed about it. Somehow, I have learned, when God doesn’t answer right away, He is teaching me patience and testing me to see if I believe He is working on answering me. Anyway, the Lord had me glance in a corner under my driving seat, one day, and vola….! There it was! My first thought was, ah ha….Lord, You had your hand on this! I was glad I didn’t discard the other ear ring too! It was valuable because it was white gold and the only pair of white gold ear rings I owned.
In writting you Sally, I am seeing another aspect to my lost ear ring….my usual behavior, when I am hurt is to throw away something. May it be, just cleaning out my closet and dumping stuff, or cleaning out the garage. One day I was so hurt by my husband, I threw away a very expensive ring he gave me. I only regretted having to tell him. Even though I mentioned it to him, I was not trying to hurt him, but by throwing away the ring, I was visually doing away with something I couldn’t change. I apologised, but I could see the hurt on him and he didn’t change the hurting circumstance, but I don’t throw away rings any more. He did buy me another one…smile. Anyway, I think I need to just wait a while longer…maybe Abba will grant me my hearts desire…..Thanks for sharing. I loved your story. Sincerely His, Vicky
Thank you, Sally, for sharing. Blogs like this let me into your heart and give space to look at the little things in my life that God loves to speak through. Blessings on you and Floyd.
Thank you Angela, Amanda, Vicky, and Lauren for your comments. (Randy I already emailed you!) I’m so glad what I went thru and shared on my page was a blessing to you. I think as women we so often deal with the “little” things in life. I know I do! I’m always blessed and encouraged to know God is mindful of those little things. He’s a God of detail - just look at His creation - so He loves to meet us in the details of our daily life. What a wonderful Father!!