Matthew 10:28-31 - Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
God cherishes us, and loves us. He knows what will happen, and though He would spare us pain, He gives us free will, and sometimes the choices we make lead to pain down the road. There are kinds of pain, of course, that have nothing to do with the choices we make, but everything to do with the progression of life - the death of a family member. Perhaps they died too young in our eyes. But we don't know God's plan. He sees all. Maybe that one incident that caused their death made them look up and see God, and truly believe in Him. Perhaps if they'd lived beyond that point, they would have strayed from God and never found their way back, and so He takes them to be with Him so that when eternity comes, we can see them again.
God cares about each and every one of us. He knows the number of hairs on our heads! Let me repeat that. He cares enough about us to learn the exact number of hairs that grow on our heads. Wow. No matter how much I loved someone, I would get bored far too quickly to learn that! God's love knows no limits.
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