Does God Care About a Cat’s Eye?

Have you ever felt worried about something? One day I noticed that my cat’s eye had a problem. It was all watery and red, and the pupil (the little black part) was really big. The vet gave us a little bottle of eye drops for him. He said to drip one in my cat’s eye three times a day. The vet said if we didn’t get the drops in his eye, he would probably go blind!

My sister and I tried holding the cat to get the drops in his eye, but kitty scratched and squirmed out of our arms—he doesn’t like to be held. We tried holding liver over kitty’s head but just when we squeezed the drop out of the bottle he would turn his head and the drop would fall on his fur!

The next day kitty’s eye was much worse. My stomach felt all knotted up when I looked at it because I couldn’t do anything to make it better. I knew that God wanted me to trust Him and believe that He would take care of the cat, but my mind couldn’t let go of the problem.

That night I asked God to help me. “I want to trust You, God, and not be worried about my cat. Help me to believe that You really do care about the cat and that You will take care of him.”

And do you know what? Right then, God helped me to let go of the cat’s problem. It didn’t really matter anymore whether the cat’s eye got worse or better, because I knew God was in charge and He would do what was best. Instead of feeling afraid of what would happen, I went to sleep that night feeling so peaceful.

The next morning I looked at the cat’s eye and guess what? It was so much better!

A few days after that, kitty’s eye begin to water and look puffy again. But instead of being worried I said, “God, I’m going to keep trusting You to take care of him.” And God did take care of him. His eye got better again.

The cat’s eye problem was like a special test from God. I needed to learn to trust God and not be worried when little things go wrong—then I would be ready to trust Him when BIG things go wrong.

—Amanda, age 17