Small Things Can Make Big Differences || a Guest Post

My little brother put a sticky note up on my wall. I still have it, although the locations have changed over the months. It's a square piece of paper, colored yellow. Five blue hearts are cut out of paper and pasted in a row, and under them his 7-year-old writing is scribbled in pencil marks: I Love You

There's no period. Under the words, there's a pencil heart that's oddly shaped. But it's one of my treasures.

Because that little note made my day. And every time I look at it, I smile and read the same words: I Love You

Small things can make the biggest difference. That smile, that hug, that prayer. We can become confused, thinking that changing the world means preaching a sermon or writing a book or being a missionary to cannibals. Maybe it does. But sometimes we change the world by sending one email. Or saying one word. Or posting that sticky note with the cut-out hearts.

My 12 year old sister had a school assignment last year. Although time has passed, I remembered that paper she wrote because it blessed me.

Because my sister is changing the world. She's not a missionary or mom or working woman, and she doesn't like being the center of attention. But my sister is full of thankfulness. She goes around the house saying "Thank you, Jesus" all day. She loves holding our baby sibling. She helps Mom.

Honestly, I want to become more like my 12 year old sister.  She's pretty awesome.  And she loves Jesus like crazy.

That's how you change the world. By being faithful. By loving Jesus.

Like the note my little brother gave me.  It changed my day, and it still makes me smile.  And my sister who constantly fills our house with her smiles.

Here's her post. Now you go--be Jesus to the world. We're cheering you on.

Expressing gratitude is not hard, and praying or reading good books is not like running a marathon, but these small and simple things done on a daily basis can bring blessings on your life. Sandra Cisneros wrote,

The older I get, the more I'm conscious of ways very small things can change the world, Tiny little things, but the world is made up of tiny things, isn't it?

Without the little things, the big things wouldn't be here at all!

Being thankful is so important. Dr. Seuss once said, 

When you think things are bad, when you feel sour and blue, when you start to get mad... you should do what I do... just tell yourself 'Duckie! You're really quite lucky! Some people are much more... oh ever so much more... oh muchly much much un-luckier that you!' 

Thankful people are always the happy ones. Take time to be thankful for what you have. You could have more, but you could also have less!

Compliments have been sent around for years and years. They brighten up a person's day or month, or even their whole life! Leo Buscaglia wrote:

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

 Abraham Lincoln told someone one day,

Everybody loves compliments.

Go give one right now. No harm can ever be done in giving compliments!!

How do you like to start your morning? I find that the very best way to get into any day is to read through God's Word. The Bible is our guide. It shows us how we should live, move, and breathe. I have asked my friends, "What are you reading in your Bible?" They always either change the subject of our discussion or say "Nothing right now."

There is absolutely no reason to not be in God's Word every day! You can take weeks or months if you want to think of a good reason. You'll never find one. It's just a short period of time every morning, but it makes a big difference!

Billy Graham once said:

 

We are the Bibles the world is reading; we are the creeds our world is needing; we are the sermons our world is heeding.

How can we be the Bibles our world is reading if we are not reading the Bible?

Friend, I hope that now you realize how important little things really are. Our world is filled with only little things. That's what the big things are made of. Little things are everywhere, and sometimes we just ignore them and look to the big things. Let's stop that right now. Let's love, cherish, and care about the little things!

He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. 

- Luke 16:10

Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. 

See how great a forest a little fire kindles!

- James 3:4-5

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