What is on The Mind of God? Me!

God's precious thoughts about me outnumber the grains of sand. I am writing this while sitting on the beach. As I slide my feet back and forth on the silky sand and pick up handfuls to run between my fingers, my mind drifts to this verse. I am undone with emotion. The thoughts of God towards me outnumber these grains of sand.

I really love my kids. I think about them all of the time. I see things that remind me of one of them. When I am doing things I will often think, "Oh my girls would love this." or "I wish my boys were here." But I cannot possibly think loving thoughts about them in the way my God thinks about me. God's thoughts about me outnumber the grains of sand. If I pick up just one pinch of sand and try to count the grains, I could not possibly have that many thoughts about my kids in a day.
 
On this one beach I cannot count even one handful of sand. But the thoughts of God toward me outnumber all of the grains of sand on this entire beach. But, the thoughts of God towards me go far beyond this one small beach. Think of all of the grains of sand on every single beach in the world. What about all the grains of sand under the water? This kind of love is far beyond my human ability to absorb.

The Psalmist is saying, "Your tiny little finite brain cannot even begin to grasp how precious you are to your Heavenly Father.  He has so many loving thoughts towards you that they are immeasurable. To try quantify the love that the father has for YOU is as foolish as counting the grains of sand of the beaches and oceans of the world."
 
The next time you feel forgotten by God, or maybe a little overlooked. Pick up just one pinch of sand and try to count the grains. You can't count even that one pinch. His loving thoughts of you go far beyond that tiny pinch of sand and yet you can't even count the grains in one pinch.  Oh, the incomprehensible love of God!