The Little Things

I love the little things that I get to do to help people here. I have learned, and done a lot of things I didn’t expect I would. My time hear has been such a huge blessing and I love what I get to do. For example, yesterday I invited 3 little girls over to my house to make and decorate cupcakes. These girls have experienced a lot of tough things in their life so I wanted to give them a little joy. They had never made or even eaten cupcakes before. Another part of my ministry that I really love is helping the woman I live with. She has severe diabetes, so I have been teaching her healthy ways to eat. I love cooking for her because she thinks everything I make is gourmet quality (in reality I make simple things like chili). It’s the little things like these that make m ministry so rewarding. They are little things that don’t take much time or energy, but I believe it’s the little things that make a lasting impact. It makes me think of all the little things Jesus did, that change lives and made huge impacts. In Matthew 10:40-42, Jesus says,

 “Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward. And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”

This has never been more real to me than now. With the passing of a loved one, its all the little things that I remember about him. It’s the little things that I miss. Yes our God is mighty and all-powerful, but he is also a God of little things. And I am so thankful for that. I alone am not capable of doing huge things, but I believe that with Gods strength I can do a lot of little things. In reality my time here in Costa Rica has been short, but it’s the little things that will stay with me for the rest of my life. I pray that God will use the little things I do, that maybe I don’t even notice, will stay when I go back to the US.  I hope that each of you will find some little way to show Gods love this coming week, whether its sending a “just thinking of you” card to a friend, or buying a co-worker some coffee. God can use that small act of love to make a lasting impact.