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The Little Things

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The Kingdom of God is in little things. The mark of faithfulness to God, the mark of obedience to God, is not the big things.

It’s the little things. It’s the small acts of faithfulness.

That’s where it all starts. That’s where it all begins.

With the little things.

Listen to what Jesus says today in Mark 4:30-32:

And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”

Mustard Seed FaithThe kingdom of God is like that small mustard seed that turns into a huge tree. The kingdom of God is the small things, that God turns into big things.

So often in our lives, we spend our time looking at “big” things that we should do for God. Don’t do that. Don’t wait for the “big” things to be faithful.

Be faithful with the “small” things. Because, there aren’t small things.

God, through His power, turns small things into big things.

So, today, serve, smile, laugh, care. Be friendly. Speak kindly. Show grace. Care. Pray. Read.

Small things. That aren’t small.

And when these “small” things are done for God, and His glory, He will do amazing things.

Let’s be faithful with the “small” things. And God will do amazing things.

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The Little Things

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What is the life of God like? Is it full of perfection? Is it huge and amazing? It is overwhelming? It is rockets and firework and explosions?

Sometimes we think that it is, or that it has to be. Sometimes we can think that being a Christian, or living the Christian life is full of emotional experiences.

That surly being a Christian must mean a life full of perfect peace. . . . that everything is perfect. . . . that there are never any problems. . . . and that life is just one repeated vision of heaven opening and all things being perfect.

What we find though, is that the Christian life is full of getting kids ready for school. And doctors visits. And paying bills. And grocery shopping. And, well, just normal things.

The Christian life is not defined by the big things. It’s defined by the little things. Listen to what Jesus said today in Luke 13:18-19:

He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.”

The kingdom (or the Christian life) is like a mustard seed. It’s small. It can seem unimportant. It can seem like it’s not much.

But it grows to be a huge tree that the birds of the ear can nest in.

It’s something small. That God turns into something big.

Today, don’t miss doing something and good because you were waiting on something big and important. Be faithful in the little things. The good things. The simple things. The things that help others. The good things.

These little things, the small acts of grace, they make a huge difference. And they turn into a things that make a huge difference for God.

Today, be faithful in the small, good, honest things of life, and of God. And He will take care of the rest!

Let’s serve God with all that we are. Let’s be salt and light!

Don’t forget, you can click here to download Asbury’s mobile app and read these devotionals, as well as listen to my sermons on your smart phones.