Matthew 18:14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
When Jesus was telling the disciples about how important we are to God, He used many parables to show them how much God cares for everything, not just us.
We may act like lost sheep at times in our lives, but God never gives up on searching us out and coming to invite us back to the fold.
We do have a choice as to whether we do listen to Him coming back to safety or ignore Him and face our own dangers.
God looks after the smallest insect through to the largest mammals, caring for each, and loving us as His own.