When the Small Things Start to Be Big
The past few days have been a bit of a challenge for me... No big, drastic, life changing issues, mind you ; Just the little anno ya nces that pound away at me... Repeated mistakes ; Getting stuck in long, drawn out discuss ions with people who like to gossip and start arguments . A headache that won't go away. A messy hou se that I can't seem to get caught up on cleaning. Those little things that my husband does/doesn't do that seem to bother me more than usual. It is easy for Satan to use my emotions against God and others, which is why Paul instructs us to "not give the devil a foothold." Sometimes I wonder ...is this another test from God ? Is He checki ng to see if I can handle the little things in life that w ear me slowly down? I start t o wonder that if the little things in life start to become the bi g thin gs, how can I ever become a true disciple of God? How can He trust me with the big things, if I fail so miser...