Counting hair?

Anita Renfroe is one of my favorite comediennes.  Her bit about taking a photo of your hair as soon as you get up in the morning and asking your hair stylist for a cut that makes it look as if you arranged your hair like that on purpose is a picture of me.  I have naturally curly hair and I refuse to spend my time struggling to make my hair do something that it will not do.  So I found a wonderful hair stylist who cuts my locks in such a way that my hair is done as soon as I crawl out of bed!

This weekend I visited the hair salon and got my usual cut.  As I was watching the tiny clippings fall to the floor, I was amazed at the amount of hair gathering around my feet.  It would soon be swept away, but what if you had to count the number of hairs in the floor?

Matthew 10:29-31  Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.  But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

No person on earth knows you better than you do, but do you know how many hairs are on your head?  I suppose I could count the number of hairs in a 1/4 inch square area, then figure out how many of these tiny areas it would take to cover my scalp.  This might give me an estimate of the number of hairs on my head, but not an exact count.

Matthew 10:30  doesn't actually report that God can count the number of hairs on your head, but that the "hairs of your head are all numbered".  That's even more impressive than counting them all.  Not only does he know when a hair falls from your head, but also which hair fell!

God places such great value on us that he numbers the hairs on our heads.  Knowing that, imagine how aware He is of our daily needs, desires, hurts, afflictions, praises and prayers.  God knows every little thing and every big thing there is to know about us, and He loves us through them all.

Counting hair?  Not me.  I have a Savior who takes care of that and everything else - just because He loves me.