LITTLE

Luke 16:10 – He who is faithful in a very LITTLE [thing] is faithful also in much, and he who is dishonest and unjust in a very little [thing] is dishonest and unjust also in much.

Would you give your car keys to your two year old and say, “See you later son, and don’t be late.” Or would you give your one day old employee the combination to the safe and tell him to mind the store for the day while you were gone? Yet, that’s how our minds operate sometimes in regards to what we expect out of life and out of God. “Lord, I want to write the big novel and have all the financial freedom and honor that come with it.” But I think it’s beneath me or a waste of time to journal every day. “God, I’m begging you for that promotion at work.” Yet you call in sick at the drop of a hat and don’t give your boss 100% day after day.

We want the fat paycheck and the big office, the best life has to offer, but we can’t be trusted with the small things of life. I know our society daily announces in one media or the other the fact that we can have it all, we deserve the best, and it’s all about us. Of course God wants only the best for us, but not at the expense of our integrity. Our Heavenly Father is just itching to bless us and grow us and use us, but like any good parent He knows it takes baby steps to mature us properly.

Our impatient culture constantly tries to undercut God’s goals for us. Namely, to plant a seed, water it and nourish it, watch it grow, and then bless others with the fruit it produces. The little seed contains the tree, but it starts out very little.