Big Things

I was talking to mom on the phone and she asked what about big things? I didn't know what she meant, big as in the size of the sun compared to the earth, big as in "i have big test on Monday I'd better study" big as in "a big part of our sales are hamburgers and hot dogs" big can be taken in many different ways. I'm looking at big from the standpoint of too much for me to handle or enact only God can do the "big" and I can be there to help. Much of the way of following Christ is looking, seeking and finding where He is already at work and then joining Him. It's not about coming up with a big idea that is near impossible to start or complete, rather it's about joining what is already brewing, or getting a team around to take on a new initiative. Maybe in our lives things look too big because they are not what we are to focus upon, they are too big for us to handle on our own. They aren't too big for us to handle with Jesus at the helm, the ship ain't too big that it can't be steered down the canal, I learned that first hand, even though it was a relatively small boat, you see the analogy hopefully:) When God has asked us to do "big" things at first they do seem improbable and impossible, over time and understanding they don't usually seem so big, in fact they seem attainable and possible. Of course over time we usually see what God is already doing, it's not just us on an island trying to reinvent the wheel again, it's already been invented, we just have to be willing to use the wheel that exists.
In Bible college one of the most important challenges that was laid out to the students was to think big, not settle for the small. This changed our thinking, instead of thinking what can we do, our thinking shifted to what can we do only if God is behind it and through His power. Though that thinking may not seem like a monumental shift try it yourself, you'll realize that when He asks "big" things that they can only be done in His power. This is something we learn all the time, hopefully it is an everyday occurrence, because if so then we are going for it, and doing the big, the improbable and impossible which turns to attainable and possible. thanks for listening, love ya mom
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