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No Small Jobs

Elisabeth Elliot said, "Sometimes obedience means the willingness to do the useless thing in order that God may do the great thing."

I read this quote this morning and even though I really should be dressing for church I felt an urge to share my thoughts with you in the hopes that it might encourage someone today. Sometimes the things God calls us to do seem useless or small. Sometimes it feels as though we are endlessly banging our heads against a wall and only getting a headache for our reward. It is only when we acknowledge our Creator and His work in us and through us that we realize He has purpose in everything! But when we get too full of ourselves we usually start to whine because there may be no instant results. There may not be the level of appreciation we hope for. It is at this point that we shift our focus from others to ourselves. From God's will to our wishes. We begin to perceive the smallest slight or disappointment as major cause for our feelings. We may even begin to look for those slights in order to feed our hurts. But oftentimes the things that we assume are useless or even a thorn in our side are meant to be huge blessings from God. Don't miss out on what He is doing!! Even when it seems that the thing He is guiding you to do is useless and has no meaning you must trust in His will. Resist the temptation to withdraw into yourself and stroke negative feelings. Stop telling yourself that you are useless, have no purpose, or that He has no real use for you. We all have jobs to do. Sometimes they are big and sometimes they are small. But when you do it as unto the Lord it becomes a mighty thing! Trust Him and the plans He has for your life.

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  1. Thanks for stopping by my blog!:) As for the Agave Nectar, I haven't been brave enough to try it in tea, but I would think it would need more than 3 Tbs. If I experiment with it in my tea, I'll let you know. I have mostly put it in my fruit smoothies.
    God Bless!

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