The Little Things...

Due to a few technical difficulties my family has been experiencing with our electricity lately, I’ve been reminded just how much I love candles! Last night when I went to wash my face in our bathroom, I remembered that the lights weren’t working in some of the rooms in our house. At first, I was just going to las the light and attempt to splash my face with water without the benefit of light. But then I thought, “Hey! Let’s do this old school and light up a candle!” So I did! And it was really nice… I then got to thinking about how much I love the little things that occur in life! One little surprise, something unexpected, then BAM!! My day is made that much better! I’m not sure if anyone can relate, but it’s pretty much how I work… Something as simple as lighting up a candle last night for a practical purpose just made my evening. I went to bed happy and content :) Bam! That simple…

It’s so easy to get bogged down with the filth and grime of day-to-day living. Life won’t simply hand you one problem or crisis at a time, but rather pile everything on all at once and then sit back, arms crossed, grinning, waiting to see how you will handle it. It just seems to be the way Life operates… Bam! Not so simple…

I guess the important thing to remember is that we cannot allow Life to get us down. It’s SO EASY to become overwhelmed with all of the things that are going on at one particular time in our lives. It’s even easier to give up and say, “Forget it! There’s no way I’m going to deal with all of this stuff now!” But we can’t! As strange and ridiculous as this may sound, we cannot give Life the upperhand in our lives! God will not lead us where His grace cannot keep us. We cannot forget that. If we choose to make an effort daily to say, “God, I’m not strong enough to handle the curveballs that Life keeps throwing at me, please will you give me the vigor, verve, and vitality to deal with whatever may come my way in the course of today?”

God will answer your prayers, your requests, and your pleas… All you need to do is ask Him. Today, instead of trying to handle everything on your own, give up your needs to God, and remember the little things in life… they have a way of making the darkest of days a little lighter :)