The small things

"The Small Things" By Diane Webb

II Timothy 3: 11—"Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me."

You can replace the names of the cities and the sentence is the same. Of all that has happened to you over the years—the trials, pain, betrayals, hardship, and people—God has been there and brought you through. Nothing you have ever gone through or ever will go through is worse than what Jesus suffered for you to live eternally. Never forget Jesus suffered unjustly so you can be forgiven and be accepted into the kingdom of God. The time on earth is just a blink of an eye compared to eternity. Never forget your real goal which is an eternal goal. What happens in your life must be put into an eternal perspective to see the meaning or understand the value of what you experience. Each day should serve to bring you closer and closer to God. God will place you where he wants you and will decide what, if any, hardship you can endure. Everything you experience is approved by God since you have turned your life over to him. Trust, once again, in his goodness, his mercy, and his wisdom. Look for him today and you will find him in your work, in the people you see, and in the quiet moments you allow him to speak to you.

Dear Heavenly Father, please help me endure with grace the things I have to endure in order to achieve your plan for my life here on earth. Help me gain an eternal perspective so the little things do not bother me nor the big things cause me to stumble. I pray this in Jesus' name, Amen.