God Cares About What You Care About

God isn’t just there for the spiritual things—He’s in the details, too.”

He Cares About My Dreams

I want to share a cool quick backstory:

When I first decided I wanted to start my own business, I prayed a lot about it. At the time, I guess it felt a little selfish to want to start a business and make good money from it. I didn’t have any malicious intent at all, but for whatever reason, I felt guilty praying so hard about something that felt worldly.

I took this prayer to the temple with me a couple times too. I had already been working on my business for a few months, and I was having a hard time in my business journey—one of those moments where it felt like the world was against me (but, you know, less dramatic lol). Even still, this has always been something I’ve cared very deeply about.

My specific question to Heavenly Father was:
“Is this what I’m supposed to be doing? Am I going to make it? And is it okay that I want this?”
I sat quietly in the temple for a few moments, and then I felt Him whisper:
“Rachel, you will be successful in whatever you choose to do.”

That was the exact answer I needed. I no longer felt guilty about my choices. I felt like I was heading in the right direction. I felt motivated again. And I felt the support and encouragement from God—like He was my own personal cheerleader, helping me accomplish my dreams.

He Cares About the Little Things

Since then, I’ve had several more ups and downs. I’ve definitely still wondered sometimes if I’m cut out for this. I’ve had doubts about whether these dreams really matter to God—not that He doesn’t care, but that maybe He’d rather I focus more on spiritual things than building a successful business.

Every time that doubt has crept in, I’ve always been given some sort of sign or direction that God does care about my business, and that He does want me to be successful—because I want to be.

We can learn this even from a young age. Like when you misplace your favorite stuffed animal, ask your mom where it might be, then pray for help—and He guides you to your bedroom closet, where it had fallen. A stuffed animal has nothing to do with bringing people unto Christ. It basically helps God in no way. BUT He knows how much you love it and how happy it makes you, so yeah… He’ll guide you to it!

God isn’t just there for the “spiritual” things. He cares about every single little thing that you care about, no matter how ridiculous it might seem.

He Answers the Prayers I’m Scared to Pray

One of my most memorable answers to prayer happened during my first year of college. It was during the pandemic, so all my classes were online. I had enrolled in Math 1050, which turned out to be one of the hardest classes I’ve ever taken. I used to be really good at math—until the end of high school hit, lol. And taking this class online definitely didn’t help. Normally I learn just fine online (I did with my marketing classes), but this one was something else!

By the end of the semester, it was time to take the final. I have bad test anxiety and have never been great at studying for tests. I was super stressed. I said so many prayers, and I think I even asked my dad for a priesthood blessing. My overall grade wasn’t very high, and this test was going to determine whether I passed the class or not. I did NOT want to take it again. (I had already tried twice to test out of it and that obviously didn’t happen.)

The test was proctored—which didn’t help my stress levels. I did the best I could. When the test ended, I found out half of my score (and it wasn’t as good as I’d hoped). We wouldn’t know the rest for another week. That week was AWFUL. I was sure I had failed. But I kept praying and begging, even though there was nothing else I could do.

Finally, the next week rolled around, and we got our results. It was honestly miraculous: I passed the class by ONE point. Apparently, a lot of students hadn’t done well, so the test was curved. And that curve freaking saved me.

The funny thing is—our professor emailed us all with the link to check our scores, and in the email, he said only one person didn’t pass. When I read that, my heart dropped because I knew it had to be me!

I was so, so grateful that God helped me pass that class. I didn’t have to go through that again, and I know it was an answer to prayer.

He Sees the Bigger Picture

There have definitely been times where I’ve called out for help and received nothing but silence. In those moments, I try to remind myself that it’s not because God doesn’t care or doesn’t have time. I really do believe everything happens for a reason. So when I finally calm down, I try to take a step back and ask, “Okay… what’s the lesson here?”

More often than not, I don’t get the exact answer right away. But I usually find out later in life (and for the ones I still don’t know—I figure I’ll at least get the answers in heaven 😉).

A huge challenge for Gaven and me has been how hard it’s been for him to find and keep a job.. It is absolutely no reflection on him - he’s just had the worst luck. But now, after more than a year of searching, trying new things, and begging for help and direction, he has TWO amazing job offers lined up. We’re still hoping he can make his own business work, but knowing we have a backup plan has been such a relief.

Why we had to wait over a year for that breakthrough? I’m not sure yet. But I do know this: during that time, Gaven and I were able to spend a lot of time together, grow closer, and figure out how to be happy on a really low income. We didn’t always get immediate help—but I believe that was God strengthening us for bigger things coming later in life.

He’s Our Biggest Cheerleader

I’m so grateful to know that God cares about what we care about. It helps me when I’m feeling lonely or weak, knowing He’s there—cheering me on and sometimes carrying the burden with me. It helps me feel even closer to Him, knowing He sees me, knows me, and is always ready to listen, help, and guide.

My prayers have shifted from listing off requests to having real conversations—like I’m talking to a real person. Because He is real.

So if you’re struggling with a dream, I hope you know this:
God is only a prayer away.
He’s cheering you on.
He wants you to do the things that bring you joy.
He wants you to have the things that light you up.
He cares about every single little thing in your life.

Tell me in the comments below!

I love hearing from you. If you feel comfortable sharing, is there a dream on your heart that you’re trusting God with right now?