Small Things

    "Can you help me figure out where periods and commas and stuff go?" asked James, presenting me with the paper he had been working on. 

    "You aren't sure you have them at the right place?" I asked, smiling.

    "No, I didn't put any in," he corrected, handing me the paper. "I always get confused so I just didn't use any."

    I looked at the paper and saw with dismay that he was completely sincere. Not a period or comma was to be seen. 

    Have you ever tried reading a paper with no punctuation? It's amazing how helpful those little marks can be. I find it impressive how important little things really are, not only in written work, but in our lives.

    Five loaves and two small fishes. A little cruse of oil to be used for one last loaf of bread. Five smooth stones to slay a giant. One young servant girl who gave her master direction to find a cure for his debilitating disease. One small stable in a tiny town where a baby King was born. How often do we underestimate the value of small things?

    It is a small thing to have devotions every day, but it can lead to great victory. A misplaced eye-roll or frustrated sigh are also small, but they can lead to big fractures in a relationship.The Bible warns us of the small tongue and the great fire it can kindle.

    Most things are not as small as they appear. Our lives are only a tiny speck of space and time when held next to the grand scheme of the Universe. What difference can one small life make? What about one day in that life, one minute? Do you sometimes feel that your life is so small it hardly matters at all?

    Don't let yourself think for a minute that it doesn't matter what you do with your life. I've discovered that if I am willing to give of myself, God can multiply what little I have to offer to fulfill His purpose.

    Just like five loaves fed thousands, a cruse of oil kept three people alive for days, a little stone freed a nation from tyranny, a word spoken led to healing, and a baby grew to be the Savior of the World, likewise God can take our daily doings, our little deeds, and magnify them into something useful to His service.

    Is your life small? Do your choices seem insignificant? Don't be fooled. Even the smallest things can become great when God is in them.