Prodigal: My friends lost a feather!

Me: I don’t think it hurts them.

Prodigal: Probably not and they have plenty more.

I suddenly stopped my walk.  I saw something there on the ground before me.  It seemed out of place, but also had a sense of serenity to it.  There on the sidewalk was a white feather.  The whiteness of the feather gave it a sense of being special.  I had no idea what bird lost a feather that day.  As I picked it up to have a closer look, I thought did the bird even know it had lost a feather?  Was losing a feather like losing some of your hair?   

I have a lot of hair.  That means strands of my hair are around my house, at work and probably that sidewalk.  I do not notice most of the time when I lose a piece of hair.  Does the bird live the same type of life?  With no thoughts to where a feather might have gone missing? 

Within a couple of minutes my spirit reminded me what God has said about our hair.  Luke 12:7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows (NKJV). 

That is amazing!  My family, friends, neighbors and coworkers could not even guess how many hairs I have on my head.  Even if one of them knew.  How could you keep track of the number day in and day out?   

I went on healthline.com just to get some basic numbers to help us out.  We have about 100,000 hairs on our head on average.  We lose about 50 to 100 hairs a day.  About 90 percent of our hair is constantly growing each day.  All this depends on sex, hair color, texture and follicles.  This just gives us an average. 

The Word of God speaking to us, tells us that someone knows how many hairs you have right now, today on the top of your head.  The Lord loves you that much and has a profound interest in everything about you. 

Maybe that bird has no idea it lost a feather.  Maybe you have no idea that you left some of your hair on that chair you were sitting on an hour ago.  The Lord took notice, when one hair fell from its place and no longer was a part of you.  What amazing attention we have from our Father!   

Lord thank you for noticing the big things in my life, but also the small things.  Thank you that your attention is so focused on me, that you know if anything changes in me.  I want to remember this act of love from you.  I want to Praise you! 

Jennifer Van Allen

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