March 8-It’s the Little Things

Happy Thursday and how are you doing? The winds have died down here and we are super glad about that. I stopped for gas the other day and I had to use both hands and both feet to get my car door open. It was crazy. And with those winds have come all sorts of pollens of every kind. We are all sneezing and rubbing our eyes and sniffling...oh the joys of Oklahoma life. 


I know the first time I looked at pollen under a microscope and saw the spikes and hooks it had, I completely understood why it was so irritating to eyes and noses. It is wicked with all those points and spears digging in to soft tissues, but tiny enough to get into even the smallest crevice. 

How many little irritants do we have that get into the nooks and crannies of our lives and then just build up? Those that are so tiny we don’t even see them but they itch and just bug us. And then another. And another to the point that they are everywhere and we are stressed. Stressed to the point we don’t sleep well and then we don’t eat well and now our health is affected. How did that happen? Where did they even come from? Weren’t we watching? They were so small, we didn’t think they really were that big of a deal, but they build up. Just like pollen until our eyes are swollen and our nose won’t quit dripping. 

“and don’t give the Devil an opportunity.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4:27 HCSB‬‬

“Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭16:10‬ ‭HCSB

Be faithful in even the tiny things. In the things that even you don’t think matter, because even those do matter. Tiny, nearly invisible things are why we are all taking allergy meds so early. The small things do matter. They matter to God and they need to matter to us. 

Thank you Father for caring about the small things—like us. We love you and praise You for your goodness and Your greatness. You are our Father, Creator, Sustainer, and Savior. You are our God and we are Your people. We ask you to help us give attention to the small things, and help us to remember the importance of the tiny details of life. We offer our Praise to You this day Yahweh. Amen and amen. 

Love you dear friend,

Pam

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