You know, over time I have found that if I don’t act upon something right away, small as it may seem, I just won’t act upon it at all.
And if we carry on that way, well…
It adds up to a big ZERO.
Zilch. Nada. Emptiness.
You’ve heard it said many ways and many times, I’m sure: The little things make all the difference in the world.
It’s said a lot because it is TRUE.
A whole bunch of little things – little or small acts of kindness – yield the great stuff of life.
The BIG stuff that’s really, really awesome? It’s made up of a bunch of little things that have all added up over time to actually mean something.
A relationship nurtured little by little over time….
A thought that crosses your mind – and is turned into action – to do a small thing to make another’s day….
Time spent with someone that ends up making all the difference in their outlook…
A hug, a kind word, taking the last seat, opening that door…
Big and awesome things are good, but a bunch of little things can be GREAT.
Those seemingly insignificant things – or the things that only seem cool for a moment – they can make the impression of Jesus and His kind of love upon a person’s life.
Guess what else? A whole bunch of those little things delivered consistently every time and over a long period of time? Those are actually very, very BIG.
Those are BIG life-changers.
Those are BIG impressions made in another’s experience, life, heart.
Those are BIG testimonies of the truth that a heart filled with the love of Jesus – one that follows through – one that is there every single possible time, time and time again.
Those are the ones that make it count. They count for something.
They count a lot.
They matter a lot.
These little things – well, they just plain make BIG.
BIG is good if it’s something that is made up of little bits of love and truth every step of the way.
Big is good if it is the end result of walking in gentleness, truth, self-sacrifice, and most of all love.
The little things of Jesus and His ways? They aren’t small, my friends. They are packed with mighty molecules of Jesus, who He really is, His character, His love, His – ALL.
If you, like me, sometimes grow weary or start feeling helpless when you are only able to do one thing that just seems…well, “small” or insignificant – please, please remember not to stop. Don’t let the devil make you think it’s not worth it. Every single thing we do with the desire to please Jesus and share His love matters.
It matters BIG.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:7-8
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