Even the concept of little things is large enough to encompass all things. When someone says, “it’s the little things”, we have no idea what little things they are talking about until they further explain. With God, there are no little things. There are only things that work together to them that love Him. To them who are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). This means, to my understanding, that everything else is about that.
When I was a kid the first little thing I remember that I attribute to God’s calling was an absolute push to get baptized. It came from within and seemed like a drumbeat every Sunday until I gained the courage to do it. Every sermon called me out, every Sunday school lesson hinted and, during that time even the muffled gibberish of Charlie Brown’s teacher would have seemed to be highlighting my need to make a spiritual commitment. This all simultaneously coincided with the accidental death of a childhood friend and my startling realization that death was not just for old people but children also could die.
The fact that this was not the “ah ha” moment of my life further supports that all things work together in a purposeful manner at the hands of the Almighty. It was a piece to a puzzle that would take many years, and many hard lessons, to put together. Pieces are still missing but enough of the puzzle is in place to solidify a foundation.
Since then, I have personally derailed that process many times and, fortunately (gracefully), God would throw me a puzzle piece or two before I fell off the edge; before the sand in my hourglass ran out. Many times my hardened circumstances prevented me from recognizing the pieces of my purpose He was revealing but as the little things came together I could sense the urgency and I’d step back in line. The “ah ha” moment that unfolded when the little things worked together to make bigger things is that, although this is a very personal experience, it is not about me; it includes me. I find myself to be one of the small things (very small) God uses for the purpose of them that love Him. To me, that’s amazing!
There is a sensible scheme to everyone’s life that defies logic. The sensibility is that God is in control and there is no logic to explain how that will manifest itself. If God has ever whispered to you, it is no small thing and it is probably not the end of the conversation. It was a piece of a puzzle, uniquely designed to make you whole.
“But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:8-9 (NKJV)
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