“Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust” (Psalm 103:13–14).
Nobody cares about me! Have you ever felt like that? Have you ever said it? It’s easy to feel like nobody cares when we are going through a hard time. Maybe you aren’t doing well in school or your parents fight a lot. Maybe you or a family member is sick and you are worried that things won’t get better. So many things can cause us to feel like we are all alone and that nobody cares about us.
No matter how we may feel during these hard times, Psalm 103:13–14 reminds us that the LORD always cares about us. God is compassionate! That means He understands what you are going through and He wants to help you. God, Who created us, understands us better than we understand ourselves. Since He made us and understands us so well, He is the perfect loving Father, Who helps us during hard times.
How does God help us? After all, we can’t see Him with our eyes or hear His voice with our ears or actually touch Him. One way God helps us is to answer our prayers when we remind ourselves of His promises and pray them back to Him. For example, in Hebrews 13:5 God promises Christians that He will never leave them. Remember Hebrews 13:5 if you are feeling lonely. If you are afraid, remember that God tells us in Isaiah 41:10 to not be afraid because He is with us and will hold us safe with His hand. During these hard times, pray to Him and tell Him all about what is bothering you. He wants you to talk to Him. Then remind yourself of what you know from God’s Word is true about God, and pray that back to Him. For example, “LORD, I feel like nobody cares about me right now. But I know that isn’t true because 1 Peter 5:7 tells me to give You all of my cares because You care for me. Help me to remember that You care for me when l am feeling lonely today.”
God may also help by sending us someone who can comfort us or give us what we need. Have you ever heard of the Good Samaritan? In Luke 10:30–35, Jesus tells a story about a man who had been robbed and left for dead. God sent a Samaritan man to help that poor man when he needed help. God knows our needs and may send us just the right person at just the right time to help us! So you have nothing to worry about, no matter what you are going through.
God is our compassionate (understanding, caring) and loving Father, Who wants to help us.
My response: When I feel like nobody cares, do I seek help and compassion (sympathy) from God, my Father?