Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid. (Luke 12:7)
Even your eyelashes are numbered
We take many little things for granted until we don’t have them … take eyelashes and eyebrows for example. Those little hairs that adorn our faces give us expression and, yes, beauty. I missed my lashes and brows to the point of drawing them on every day to avoid that blank look. I even took a class to learn how to apply eye makeup effectively so they wouldn’t look fake.
About three months ago, I noticed dark “shadows” above my eyes. I tried scrubbing them off, thinking the eyebrow pencil had stained my skin. A couple of weeks later, I realized those “shadows” were tiny hairs. My brows had returned. I showed my almost nine-year-old granddaughter who replied, “Cool. Now you can raise your eyebrows at people again.”
A week before Christmas, a friend mentioned my eyelashes, which I hadn’t noticed until then. I was all smiles Christmas Day when I applied mascara for the first time in six months.
Vanity. Vanity. Perhaps. But think about this. Little things matter to God. He is so concerned about the details of our being that He even numbers the hairs on our heads. I always thought of the hairs on my scalp when I read that portion of Scripture. Now I realize my eyebrows, lashes, and even the forbidden chin hair are included in the hairs of my head.
The knowledge of God numbering the hairs of my head flabbergasts me. Imagine, he knows every detail of our beings, not only how many hairs are on our heads, but how many cells in our bodies. He was aware of the cancer cells in my body and revealed them to the diagnostic doctor so He could demonstrate His sovereignty over all things concerning me.
How about you? How has God shown His love to you?
See you in a twinkling,
Brenda K. Hendricks
Encouraging Today's Christian 
You are so brave and courageous. I needed the reminder that God knows us so intimately – better than we will ever know ourselves. He knows what’s best and it’s in his timing that we will receive or lose what we need to in order to grow closer to him. Thank you for this post.
Thanks, Terri. I need reminders too. God is so intimate with us and shows us the little things that prove His love and care for us. And then the big things don’t seem so significant. Blessings to you.