dailydatewithgod

There is a lot of language in the world especially in the self-improvement world about making our mark.  The encouragement is to show up to life in a big way and make a difference.  There are definitely some big things happening in the world and big ways we can impact each other, but I think God calls us to smallness of action.  God is calling on us to find the smallest ways to love, to be present, and to give.  Doing it consistently is what creates a big wave of change.  Mother Teresa said , “I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world.” We take the small movements of love for granted but when the chips are down they are the ones in the forefront of our mind.  I cannot tell you how easily my heart is lifted on a troubled day when someone looks at me and smiles.  Or the impact of a phone call to someone we know just to say hello and we are thinking about them.  Looking at our day at the opportunities to be loving with smallness makes it more doable.  I may not feel particularly kind or loving in a given moment towards someone I don’t know but I can certainly extend my hand to say hello.  I may not know how to be there for a friend who is having a difficult time but I can muster of the small amount of energy needed to say, “I am here if you need anything.”  We never truly now how the smallness of love can make a big impact so why not start with the small. How much more powerful can we get than to look for the smallest of ways to be present and give love?  It is much less overbearing than thinking of how we can make a big impact on the lives of those around us.  We may be thinking a long while and miss out on the small opportunities to take action.