God is working even when we sleep

Luke 12: 6 - 7

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. ⁷Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Inspired by this verse, I tried counting the hair on my son’s head once. Not the whole lot, just a small fraction of it. It took a lot of patience (he wont sit still), and a sharp eye (the hairs are tiny and come in different lengths). I never did finish the job, as it is painstaking and honestly I feel it’s a waste of time.

What I learn from that mini experience is that the best time to do this is, when my son is sleeping. That is, if I ever want to do it again.

Then I wondered how God our Father does it. Does He just know it all in His database of knowledge, or angels do it for Him or He actually counts it Himself? He actually has to do it everyday as our hairs fall and grow all the time. I believe He counts it himself, and putting it through my own perspective, at the time it is easiest to do, while we are sleeping.

So, don’t worry about being lonely, neglected or feeling far away from God. While you are sleeping, He is near and maybe counting your hair!