God of Small Things

Have you ever heard of the flowering Wolffia plant?  It is so tiny that 5,000 blooms can fit into a thimble.

Dr. David Jeremiah, author, and founder of Turning Point ministries shared his thoughts on this tiny plant as a reflection on how God is present in both the large, such as the giant Saguaro Cactus, things we face in our lives, as well as in the small things like the Wolffia plant.

Can you imagine something so tiny?  It’s like moss, covering shallow bodies of water.  It’s unique in that each bloom is a separate bloom, unlike moss that occurs in a mass of blooms linked together.  Dr. Jeremiah shared that we are often encouraged to give our two most major concerns to God each day, thus relieving us from the worry of the things that cause us stress and worry.

He reminds us that God is just as concerned with the small things as he is with the big.  We shouldn’t think the small things aren’t worth sharing with him.  By holding onto the small things that worry us we are denying him the opportunity to help us with them.

I’m in the VERY BIG concern of moving to a new home and location.  I’m having to eliminate nearly two thirds of our 52-year accumulation of treasures, as they will not fit into the small cottage we’re moving into.  I’m trusting God to help with the sale of our current home, the packing and moving and the elimination of our excess items.

However, I need to trust him with the emotions I’m feeling, the weariness I’m experiencing and the constant reminders of how much more preparation I have yet to do.  He cares about the small incidental things just as much as the large, worrisome things.

Through my prayers he’s told me to “Just wait until you get settled and put your own unique spin on the welcoming spirit of your new home.”   And “By summer you’ll be done with all the worry and can enjoy your new quiet little town (Wathena, KS), and your pretty little home.”

I thank God for helping me through the process of moving.  It’s a big task completed by a series of small steps.  My challenge is to trust God with both the big and smallest of concerns.  He’s big enough to handle them all.

With God, all things are possible!  Matthew 19:26