It's The Little Things
I was cleaning up my email inbox after many weeks of neglect. Those who know me best know that I can be pretty tardy when it comes to returning emails. Upon reading and deleting forgotten emails, I started coming across the numerous spamming that went on before I went off to Panama.
Panama itself was an amazing time and it was the people that made it so memorable. Almost lost in the fray though, was all the planning, all running around, all the jokes and all the emailing that at the time seemed like overkill. Upon deleting all the old emails, I can't help but laugh at the messages sent and realize that these too are memories just like Panama. It's all these little things that lead up to the trip is what also made it what it was.
It strikes me that this is exactly the way God works as well. Quite often I get so overwhelmed with how big God is and the fact that he is Creator of the universe that I overlook all the minute details that make his creation perfect. That no expense was spared when God went to work with the end result completely deserving of reverence.
It's no coincidence either that we are called to die to ourselves daily and be renew in Christ. It's when we lift EVERYTHING to God that we begin to see him the most. I'm reminded once more that its the journey that counts for everything, not the destination.
When I prayed for brokenness, I'd carried with me an expectation that God would do a repeat performance and break me in one clean swift blow. This time, brokenness came through a constant series of small blows that levelled me in the same manner with the only thing left standing is a completely new perspective about my faith. That greatness comes from being great at the little things. That true depth is a matter of the will. That God is working at all facets of out lives.
It's a revelation that changes my approach and understanding of what is meant by everything. I find that so cool and exciting!
Panama itself was an amazing time and it was the people that made it so memorable. Almost lost in the fray though, was all the planning, all running around, all the jokes and all the emailing that at the time seemed like overkill. Upon deleting all the old emails, I can't help but laugh at the messages sent and realize that these too are memories just like Panama. It's all these little things that lead up to the trip is what also made it what it was.
It strikes me that this is exactly the way God works as well. Quite often I get so overwhelmed with how big God is and the fact that he is Creator of the universe that I overlook all the minute details that make his creation perfect. That no expense was spared when God went to work with the end result completely deserving of reverence.
It's no coincidence either that we are called to die to ourselves daily and be renew in Christ. It's when we lift EVERYTHING to God that we begin to see him the most. I'm reminded once more that its the journey that counts for everything, not the destination.
When I prayed for brokenness, I'd carried with me an expectation that God would do a repeat performance and break me in one clean swift blow. This time, brokenness came through a constant series of small blows that levelled me in the same manner with the only thing left standing is a completely new perspective about my faith. That greatness comes from being great at the little things. That true depth is a matter of the will. That God is working at all facets of out lives.
It's a revelation that changes my approach and understanding of what is meant by everything. I find that so cool and exciting!
1 Comments:
hi pat; God's been teaching me that too, in a way. to look for Him in even the small things. not only the large and spectacular. i always forget he is soverign, and that even small things are his handiwork.
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