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Be Inspired! by Annettee Budzban

Being faithful with small tasks leads to bigger jobs 

 

          “You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things...”— Matthew 25:21 (NIV)

 

          I felt the sting hit my heel as I set my foot on the floor. My immediate reaction was to take my slipper off and turn it upside down and shake it to see if anything was hidden inside. Sure enough, as it dropped to the floor, I spotted the tiny pebble I had picked up somewhere. Whenever I took a step that little stone pressed into the bottom of my foot and caused the sensation of a shooting pain. What a huge relief I experienced once I removed the pebble from my slipper.

 

       Isn’t it amazing what a significant difference it can make just by removing a small stone or piece of sand from your shoe? It’s seems like such an insignificant thing and yet, it makes a big difference.

 

        Makes one wonder about the other little things that creep into our lives that we consider totally insignificant. By removing them, we could take a giant leap toward improving our life.

        When Patsy Claremont gives her testimony, she often speaks of how her heart’s desire was to do great things for God. She was quite surprised when the Lord impressed upon her to start by making her bed each day. She didn’t realize at the time He was showing her how to become faithful in taking care of small things. Today she is traveling around in a world-wide ministry known as “Women of Faith.”  Her obedience to take care of the insignificant things proved she could be trusted with something greater.

 

         Jesus tells us that being faithfully responsible with little tasks, can snowball into bigger opportunities. Sometimes we just need a change of perspective toward some of the things we consider insignificant, but really aren’t in the bigger scheme of things.

 

          What are some of those little challenges we face?  I listed a few that came to my mind: offering an apology when we’re wrong; doing a favor for a friend without expecting anything in return; showing up for appointments on time; making sure everyone we love knows it; or keeping our workspace orderly.

 

        The next time you have a pebble in your shoe, stop and ask God what little things you might change.
        

Annettee Budzban can be contacted at ahrtwrites2u@aol.com

My Faith Looks Up To Thee

My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray, take all my guilt away,
O let me from this day be wholly Thine!

May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart, my zeal inspire!
As Thou hast died for me, O may my love to Thee,
Pure warm, and changeless be, a living fire!

While life’s dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread, be Thou my Guide;
Bid darkness turn to day, wipe sorrow’s tears away,
Nor let me ever stray from Thee aside.

When ends life’s transient dream,
When death’s cold sullen stream over me roll;
Blest Savior, then in love, fear and distrust remove;
O bear me safe above, a ransomed soul!

Daily Smile:

A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed an old lady following him around. Thinking nothing of it, he ignored her and continued on. Finally he went to the checkout line, but she got in front of him. "Pardon me," she said, "I'm sorry if my staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable. It's just that you look just like my son, who just died recently." 

"I'm very sorry," replied the young man, "is there anything I can do for you?" 

"Yes," she said, "As I'm leaving, can you say 'Good bye, Mother'? It would make me feel so much better." 

"Sure," answered the young man.
 

As the old woman was leaving, he called out, "Goodbye, Mother!" As he stepped up to the checkout counter, he saw that his total was $127.50. "How can that be?" He asked, "I only purchased a few things!"

"Your mother said that you would pay for her," said the clerk.