Posts by Pastor Thomas

At some point usually when you’re tired, stressed, and alone with your thoughts the question shows up: Does God really care about me? Not as a debate. More like a whisper in your chest when you’re trying to keep it together.

And you’re not the only one asking it. Gallup reports Americans worry “a great deal” about major pocketbook pressures like the economy (60%), healthcare costs (59%), and inflation (56%). Pew Research reports that about one-in-six Americans (16%) feel lonely or isolated all or most of the time. When worry is high and connection is low, it’s easy to misread God’s silence as God’s absence.

The problem: we measure God’s care by feelings and speed

If you’re asking Does God really care about me, the real issue often isn’t that you stopped believing it’s that you started measuring God by the wrong scoreboard.

We assume:

• If God cared, the problem would be gone quickly.
• If God cared, I would feel peace instantly.
• If God cared, I wouldn’t be struggling like this.

But Scripture doesn’t teach that God’s care always looks like immediate relief. Sometimes it looks like strength instead of escape. Sometimes it looks like guidance instead of shortcuts. Sometimes it looks like grace that holds you steady while He rebuilds you.

What this question does to people

When Does God really care about me becomes a constant inner loop, it doesn’t stay theoretical. It produces real effects:

• Prayer dries up (because you don’t expect anything).
• Shame grows (“I shouldn’t feel this way if I had faith”).
• Isolation increases (you stop reaching out).
• Bad coping rises (scrolling, numbing, impulsive spending, anger).
• Worship turns into watching instead of engaging.

This is why worry and loneliness matter as a spiritual issue too—not just emotional.

A fresh way forward: the Care Ledger

1) Name one need, clearly

If you keep everything vague, it stays heavy. Write one sentence:

• “I’m scared about finances.”
• “I feel alone.”
• “I’m overwhelmed.”
• “I’m battling temptation.”

This matters because when you’re asking Does God really care about me, your mind loves fog. Clarity breaks the fog.

2) Ask for “daily bread,” not a ten-year plan

Jesus taught us to pray for daily bread daily provision, daily strength, daily direction. Pray one honest prayer:
“Lord, show me what to do today. Give me what I need today.”

That’s how faith becomes doable: not dramatic, but daily.

3) Take one obedient step within 24 hours

Here’s where the ledger becomes real. After you pray, move one step that matches your prayer:

• Make the call you’ve avoided.
• Apologize.
• Put the budget together.
• Ask for help.
• Go to church instead of withdrawing.

If Does God really care about me is the question, obedience is the door where you start seeing His care in motion.

4) Record one “receipt of care” every night

One line only:

• “God gave me peace I didn’t have this morning.”
• “That conversation went better than I feared.”
• “Someone checked on me.”
• “I didn’t explode today.”
• “I had what I needed.”

This practice is not pretending life is perfect. It’s refusing to be blind to God’s real, daily work.

5) Bring the ledger into community

Don’t carry it alone. Tell one trusted believer what you’re tracking this week and ask them to pray. Because when you’re asking Does God really care about me, isolation will always make the answer feel like “no.”

What changes when you do this

Within a week, most people notice something: God’s care becomes easier to recognize. Not always because the whole situation changes—but because you stop living inside fog and start living inside relationship.

So when the question comes again Does God really care about me—you won’t answer it with emotion. You’ll answer it with evidence: prayers prayed, steps taken, receipts recorded, people connected.

If Does God really care about me is where you are right now, don’t stay stuck in your head.

This week, start the Care Ledger:

1. Name one need
2. Ask for daily bread
3. Take one obedient step
4. Write one receipt each night
5. Let one person walk with you

And do it with a church family. Visit Apostolic Life Tabernacle and reach out for prayer/support. Because the answer to Does God really care about me isn’t found in spiraling it’s found in staying close enough to notice.