Embrace Small Beginnings...
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 8:06AM 
Greetings, Dear Friends!
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Now on to my topic...
I've been thinking today - especially in light of all of the commercials for the next-best-thing - about our insatiable desire for more - More - MORE. In fact, we rush through stages and process because we're anxious to get to the next - BEST place.
Now hear me correctly, I say it all of the time, I do believe God has a next place of promise for all of us. But there's something to be said about embracing the small places, the small beginnings, when you're only able to bring a small offering. Those are sweet and sacred places. The Bible says that godliness with contentment is great gain.
I've known a number of people who bit off more than they could chew by stepping into a too-big-for-them business venture that was beyond their ability to carry. And, in no time, the walls came crumbling down. I've known young people who didn't want to wait for the American dream of a house, two cars, a dog, and a cat, so they put it all on credit and lived the illusion for a short time, until the walls came crashing down.
The Bible calls us not to despise our small beginnings but rather to embrace them. God is a God of process and wisdom and pays a great amount of attention to detail. If we don't have the bigger thing, or if we're not walking in our full-sized dream just yet, it's because it wouldn't be good for us at this moment. God is always good, always looking out for us, and always ready to bless us at just the right time.
God designed the wonder of life in a seed, and when that seed is planted in the ground, life springs forth. We don't always want to wait for the process, we want the full grown plant. But the process is what makes us ready; it's what matures us and makes us better able to carry and sustain the desire of our heart. It's not just about getting what we want, it's about our ability to steward, carry, and sustain that gift with grace, honor, and humility.
Are you waiting for something bigger, something better, something different?
Embrace your small place and trust God. Give Him an offering of thanksgiving even if it costs you. This is true: how we handle these small beginnings determines how we fare when the blessing comes.
Hope you're having a blessed and beautiful holiday season!
~Until next week...
Reader Comments (6)
So grateful that God spoke to you through this post. May He continue to breathe His precious life in and through you!
Thanks for your post!
May God give you a vision for your next place of promise. May He overwhelm you with a godly contentment and a tenacious faith. Bless you!
Thanks for your post. You expressed your heart beautifully. May God's presence feel especially tangible and near as you walk through this pressing and sometimes painful season. He is making something beautiful in you and in due time, He'll show you off to the rest of the world! Press on and press in. He is faithful!