EVEN "SMALL" SERVICE = "BIG" RESULTS IN GOD'S ECONOMY

This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. ~Psalm 118:24.

I {Mandy} have sung that verse with my whole heart. I've quoted it. I've posted it more than once on social media.

Today I'm taking a closer look at those words. 

I found an image on Facebook the other day from Casting Crowns' Facebook page. The words stung a little. I stared at that block font for a good 30 seconds, unblinking. 

The quote was:

          "Do you want to do big things for God? 'Big things for God' is the person sitting next to you right now. Bloom where God plants you."

I know the feeling of wanting to do "big things for God." I read about Moses, David, Paul, and other giants of the faith like them and I have a burning in my heart to live life like they did. I want to serve the way they did. I want to have a glorious crown of jewels to throw at Jesus' feet in Heaven one day. 

But I am realizing that serving God faithfully and "doing big things for God" does not always equate grandiose gestures, being on a stage, or writing a best-selling book. My fame or notoriety does not equal my service to God. The size of my gesture does not necessarily equal how God will move.  

It seems so simplistic, but the truth is that our greatest contribution to the faith is to serve God wherever we are. Maybe that means being kind to a neighbor by mowing their lawn or getting groceries for them or volunteering to babysit for a frazzled mom while she runs errands and grabs a cup of coffee. Maybe it means cleaning the church or driving someone to an appointment. God can and will take whatever we offer and use it in the way that best glorifies Himself. We need only be willing and available. 

Let's be careful not to pass up an opportunity to serve our Lord because it doesn't feel "big" enough. I'm learning that what seems "small" to me sometimes has the "biggest" result.

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