The tree-cutting was going well when one of the workers broke his borrowed ax, and the iron head fell into the river (2 Kings 6:4-5).

"Where did it fall?" the prophet Elisha asked (v.6). When the man showed him the place, Elisha threw a stick into the water and "made the iron float" (v.6). "Pick it up for yourself," he said. So the man "reached out his hand and took it" (v.7).

This miracle illustrates a simple but profound truth: God cares about the small stuff of life—lost ax heads, lost coins, lost keys, lost files, lost contact lenses—the little things that cause us to fret and worry. He does not always restore what was lost (for reasons of His own), but He understands our loss and comforts us in our distress.

I recall the times when my grandchildren were grieving over some small loss, and my heart was touched with their grief. The broken or mislaid thing had no meaning for me, but it wasn't trifling to them. It mattered to me because it mattered to them, and my grandchildren matter to me.

And so it is with our heavenly Father. Our small worries mean everything to Him because we mean everything to Him. We can cast all our care on Him because He cares about us (1 Peter 5:7).  —DHR  — David H. Roper