15 Encouraging and comforting Bible Verses About God Cares for You
Do you ever feel as if God is far away? Do you need encouraging and comforting Bible verses about God cares for you? Do you feel that God may have forgotten about you? That he’s not really involved in your life? Do you ever question if God truly cares you? We’ll all be tempted to feel that way now and then. I believe we can all connect to David’s feelings in Psalm 22:
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? Psalm 22:1
We may believe that God has abandoned us. That he is a long way away. That he cannot see our anguish or hear our groans. One of the most difficult issues that believers confront on a daily basis is deciding whether to believe our sentiments and emotions or God’s Word.
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Our emotions are genuine. We are deeply moved by them. They are powerful. However, our emotions are a poor predictor of reality. Though they are genuine emotions, they are not always accurate. Whether we like it or not, God’s word is true. So, when we FEEL as if God is far away, we must recall his Word. We must keep his commitments in mind.
Here are 15 encouraging and comforting Bible verses about how God cares for you.
1. For I, the LORD your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.” Isaiah 41:13
God does not send an angel to simply hold your right hand. Your right hand is personally held by the God of heaven and earth. This is a symbol for his connection to us and his personal concern for us. He tells us not to be afraid because he personally helps us – “I am the one who helps you.”
2. Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10
God promises to be with us, to care for us, to strengthen, and to uphold us. As a result, we should not be afraid or disheartened when confronted with or going through difficult situations.
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3. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. Isaiah 43.2
We will all “cross seas” and rivers of difficulty and uncertainty, as well as walk through the fires of life. “I will be with you,” God says. Personally. Presently. He was in the center of the flames, much like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
4. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Psalm 32.8
This is one of the most encouraging and comforting bible verses I’ve ever read. God, the limitless source of wisdom and knowledge, promises to instruct and teach his children.God promises to offer cares for us, counsel us while keeping an eye on us. God is constantly cares for us. He never sleeps or slumbers. And he counsels us step by step, day by day, with his eye always on our every move.
5. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Psalm 23.1-3
In this, one of the most well known verses in the Bible, God tells us he cares for us intimately and personally. He leads us. Feeds us, gives us rest in him. Our good shepherd feeds us and refreshes us with encouraging and comforting words – in green pastures. He personally cares and restores our souls when we are weary and drained. He personally leads us in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake – so that we will bring glory to his name.
6. He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young. Isaiah 40:11
Our good Shepherd gathers us in his arms and carries us “in his bosom,” a picture of intimacy and closeness and deep care, and he gently leads us.
7. Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5.6-7
God isn’t so busy running the universe that he doesn’t have time for our petty worries. He tells us to cast all our anxieties on him. Why? Because HE CARES FOR YOU. He cares about you. He cares about your children and grandchildren. He cares about you in your job. He cares about your church. He cares for you, that you would have joy and strength.
8. As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God! Psalm 40.17
The Lord takes thought for us individually – “the Lord takes thought for ME.” You personally are always on his mind. He knows us intimately when we’re “poor and needy” spiritually, emotionally, or physically. And because he takes thought for us he is our help and deliverer. So cry out to him!
9. When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Psalm 34.17-18
Are you brokenhearted? Crushed in spirit? The Lord is near to you. He is with you and identifies deeply with you. If God tells us to weep with those who weep, how much more does he feel for us in our sadness and pain.
And he tells us to cry for help, because he hears the cries of those he has made righteous by the blood of Christ. And our personal Savior will deliver us out of ALL our troubles.
10. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. Ephesians 2.13
We were once far off from God, but when we believed in Jesus, God brought us near by his blood. How near? We are one with Christ, in union with him. Adopted as God’s children. No longer far off, but family.
11. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13.5
God will never leave nor forsake us. This is how we can be content in every circumstance. We have God himself, the fountain of life and every good thing, and he will never abandon us.
12. No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. John 15:15
Talk about closeness! Jesus refers to us as his pals! Intimate companions. Friends are close and share their lives with one another. And Jesus reveals to us his Father, as well as his Father’s words and actions.
13. A man with many friends may fail, but there is one friend who sticks closer than a brother. 18.24 Proverbs
Jesus is more like a brother to us than any other family member could possibly be. And he keeps his distance from us.
14. Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Isaiah 49.15
This is one my favorite bible verses. Human moms have a strong attachment to and compassion for their nursing children. Human moms care deeply for their children. They may, however, forget from time to time. God, on the other hand, has more compassion, and cares for us than the most loving comforting and encouraging mothers on the planet. He will never forget to care for us or to be compassionate toward us.
15. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When we are in trouble, we can turn to “the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort.” And there is no affliction in which he will not console us; he consoles us in “all our troubles.” So much so that we can pour forth God’s comfort on those who are suffering.
I hope these encouraging and comforting bible verses, lifts you up as much as they have lifted and encouraged me through the years. Isn’t our God wonderful? God cares for you.
