God cares about our griefs, big and small. We don’t benefit through a false modesty that hides them behind our pride. But we need to offer all of them up to the Lord.
Sometimes biblical statements of the form “This, and not That” don’t imply either-or (as they might in the case of righteousness vs. sin), but relative importance. The That may be important, but the This is the overarching concern which gives the That its context.
Jesus told us to take our requests to God when He taught the disciples to pray. We are even to ask for something as mundane as our daily bread.
Putting these requests to God is not for HIS benefit, but to keep us aware of our dependency on Him.
He CARES for us and I do not believe that He considers when we pray for what concerns us, that it is bothering Him.
I agree. The most important thing IS the salvation of souls, but that does not mean the rest of it is unimportant, or that God doesn’t care about it.