Lorraine Strohbehn, my mom, contributes a post on the last Friday of each month. I was encouraged as I read today’s post; I hope you will be too.

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For about eight hours, we tried every flat surface to see if it may be what would finally relieve the physical pain I was facing: first my bed, then a sofa, then a recliner, then the bed again—and on it went. Early morning arrived, and while still in pain, I opened the blinds on our patio doors. On the arborvitae adjacent to the patio sat one of the most common birds we have in the neighborhood—a sparrow. She was perky and well-fed, and it looked like the promise of a wonderful day was before her.

Surely, I thought, the Lord sent that sparrow to remind me that if He cared for even the least of the birds of the air, then He cared about the needs I was facing. (Matthew 6:25: “Therefore, I say unto you, ‘Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?’”)

Today's post is from Guest Contributor, Lorraine Strohbehn

Matthew 6:26 states: “…for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?” It was as though that sparrow was completely content in what God provided. As we drove to emergency room, I knew that surely God would provide for me.

After a few days in the hospital with marvelous care, surgery, recovery begun, and a promise to return to our home that afternoon, I was nearly overwhelmed to have a dear friend arrive, bringing with her a magnificent Asiatic lily in a “horizontal” crystal lily-shaped vase. I have never seen a more nearly perfect or a more beautiful flower. It was like the Lord was saying I needed to both complete and confirm His promises from Matthew chapter six.

Matthew 6:28–29 goes on to say, “…Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.”

My Lord watches over even the sparrows, gives beauty beyond measure to the lilies, and shows His loving care for me. He used an amazing team of medical experts, a loving family, and many, many others—not the least of whom prayed—to bring me through the valley and into a joyful recovery. What an awesome reminder from both Matthew and the old Christian song that “His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me!”