How many hairs on a human head? Have you ever stopped long enough to count yours? Even to count the hairs on a balding head would be nearly impossible. Who cares anyway? God does! "Even the hairs on your head are all numbered," the Bible says. So intimate is God’s interest in you that he keeps a personal count of every hair on your head.

Everyone goes through life wanting to be noticed. Few view life as a terminal illness. Few live in perpetual apathy. Friends and fame are sought by most. Success in sports, in business, with the opposite sex is important. We want our lives to count. "He’s a great guy," is the least we want to hear about ourselves.

But few lives are even second page news. Most are not distinctive at all. At the end they can be encapsulated in a simple dash ... John Doe, 1924-19__. A lifetime summarized so briefly.

Jesus said things can be different for you. There is life after birth. Good life. Meaningful life. Abundant life. When you permit Christ in your life, he brings with him the gifts of joy, peace, and happiness. Purpose and direction for living become apparent to you. Saying yes to the Lord is saying yes to yourself and the full life God wants you to have.

There is also life after death. During his life, Jesus spoiled every funeral he ever went to ... even his own. After his crucifixion they buried him, but he did not stay buried. He is also willing to spoil your funeral if you will only let him. Letting him means believing that in Jesus there is forgiveness for your shortcomings and wrong actions ... that in Jesus there is a bridge from this life into eternity.

The next time you comb your hair, making sure each piece is in place, remember who cares enough to subtract the several strands that inevitably come out in the comb. Even the seemingly insignificant aspects of your life are noticed by God. He cares that much for you.