Faithful in the little things

 It seems to me that in God's economy, lots of things are backward from the human way we see things.  Often, the way up is down.  The last become first; conversely, the first last.  I think the story of the thief on the cross in the Bible is a good example of that principle.  He, at the last possible minute, chose faith in Christ and for that, he was with Jesus in paradise on the other side of the cross.

So, too, I think it is with being faithful in what God calls you to do.  When you're faithful with the little stuff, then God will sometimes give you more stuff.  I saw this play out when I moved here.  I asked for a few things in conjunction with the move and God granted them to me.  One was more time with the Wondermutt.  Another was a job as a custodian at a church.  Yet a third was mowing the lawn at a church, and I have been blessed with all three.

For a season.  Bucky, as must happen to all living animals, died just about a year ago.  One job turned into two, then back to one because a church I was working at was headed down a very un-biblical path.  The season of mowing the lawns will also come to an end in October.  Not for any other reason than it's just time to move into a different area of ministry.

New opportunities await.  New seasons come to all of us.  And sometimes God calls us to move from one area of ministry to another because we've been faithful in the little things, so He gives us something more to do.  And, with new seasons, come new responsibilities.  The new responsibilities before me come with a stark warning in Scripture, too.  I think where I'm at in life, that's not a bad thing though.  Teaching God's word to people is important and it's important that they don't hear the gospel of Dale when I'm doing it.

As these new opportunities arise, I'm looking forward to see what God will do in and through them.  After all, they're for His glory and I cannot believe God is still willing to use someone like me to reach others.