I have been stumbling upon some pretty inspiring blogs recently and they all seem to have a common thread: there are some amazing people serving the Lord in ways that they don’t even think are significant.
I read one blog by a 20 yr old college student whose wry sense of humor has a way of making you think about theology in a fresh way. And I read another by a guy who plays music for Jesus in a London subway.
I bet if you asked these guys they would say that what they do is no big deal – but in the economy of God, little things matter a lot.
God is not interested in how many people we preach or witness to, or how many people may read the blog or book we write. He is more interested in our intentions and our obedience. He wants us to want what He wants, love what He loves, and go where He sends us, without thinking of how big, how flashy or how “important” it may be to others.
Jesus never cared about how much stuff someone had or didn’t have – he was always looking at their heart, their intentions. Luke tells us a story about that in chapter 21 of his gospel: “As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting thier gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. I tell you the truth, he said, this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”
See, Jesus doesn’t want a part of what we have and who we are, he wants it all. So when we give it all, even if it is very small, He is very pleased.
Be encouraged. You may think you don’t have much to give, but Jesus does. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks about it, just give it all and HE will be pleased.