I like to work on my tan if I’m able on the weekends. Yesterday was no exception. I brought the laptop with me and headed outside. However, it was mostly cloudy. I actually like to feel the heat on my legs as it makes me think I’m really reaping the tanning effects. Because I could not feel the heat, I began to question whether or not I was even receiving the sun’s benefits. A quick Google search proved me wrong. The clouds only block about 15% of the sun’s effects, meaning I was still tanning. Win-win! It wasn’t nearly as uncomfortably hot yet I was still tanning – sweet!
~~Do not despise the small beginnings as God is in it all.~~
I had the analogy as to how we view the Father. Maybe, we too, are doing the right things. We’ve applied the sunscreen, staked out our place in the sun and anticipated to feel the heat. When we are left feeling, well, nothing at all, we wonder if the benefits are still flowing. And yes, they are! This lesson is evidence. Even when we don’t feel something, it doesn’t mean nothing is happening. We have to remember not to despise the small beginnings.
Zechariah 4:10 (NASB) “For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven will be glad when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel– these are the eyes of the LORD which range to and fro throughout the earth.”
I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of doing the next right thing. What is right in front of you that you feel drawn to do? The thing that makes sense, or perhaps that God has prompted you toward? Do it and see where it leads. Some things are just building blocks and stepping stones that can project us to the next thing that may just turn out to be “the big thing”. Nothing is wasted in God’s Kingdom. Keep forging ahead and putting one foot in front of the other. I feel very strongly about this. In doing so, we will stay active and sharp, which are opposite to being dull and stagnant. I’d rather step out and find I did the wrong thing than to have never stepped at all.
Philippians 3:14 (ESV) ” I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
Until next time, MG