This summer, the teens are going through the Psalms. Each week they receive a “take-home sheet” that has reading prompts and a way to engage with the Scripture passages they are reading. They also have a passage to memorize each week! It is a great way for them to stay connected to God’s word throughout the busy summer months.

One of the psalms that we recently looked at together as a youth group is one of my personal favorites, Psalm 8. I encourage you to read the whole thing which isn’t very long at all. For now, here is a portion of Psalm 8 that the Holy Spirit highlights for me every time I read it:

When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—the moon and the stars you set in place—what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them? Yet you made them only a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor. (Psalm 8:3-5, New Living Translation)

Read those verses again. How often do you recognize that the Creator of the universe–the One who crafted the moon and the stars–thinks about you? How do you feel knowing that you are crowned with glory and honor?

Here’s my response to those questions: I am blown away that the Creator of the universe thinks about me. I often feel so small and insignificant (and in some way that is accurate), and yet the Scriptures tell me I am truly cared for and thought of by God, the same God who crafted the entire universe. And not just that, but I am crowned with glory and honor, too?! I’m tempted to start sporting a tiara and telling everyone I see that “God gave me this! God crowns me with glory and honor!” Now, I don’t think I’ll actually do that–although, I do kind of want to be like a Disney princess…

Not only am I overwhelmed by the truth that God cares for me and thinks of me, but I am convicted to ask myself, “how often do I think about God?” If the Creator of the universe cares enough about me to think about me every moment of every day, I could certainly be thinking of God every moment of every day. Some days I do better than others, but I am challenged and want to pass this challenge along to you, brothers and sisters:

Take note of how often you think about God. The New International Version translates the first part of verse 3: “When I consider your heavens…” How often do you truly consider the God of the universe?

Ask yourself this question at the end of each day: how have I considered God today? Let’s be a people who consider God with every moment of every day.