June 20: Faithfulness in Small Things
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| Carla McGarvey-Blair |
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Faithful in
Small Things |
Luke 16:10 |
It was on Monday,
12 PM July 08, 1946, that my favorite person in the whole wide world decided to
grace this earth with her presence. She
was small in stature, but in no time became a GIANT simply to survive.
57 years ago,
she gave herself to God with her four small children. As a garment factory worker, her spiritual
pathway has been tested in small things: did not come to work on time, punched
out the next day for the day before, did not fix the garment that was sewn
badly, did not come back after lunch in time, and so many others, yet she did
what was right in the sight of God and was faithful to Him, so He helped her to
withstand these tests.
She loved doing
small quiet acts of love such as: remembering her children’s favorite meals, checking
in on their wellbeing, building a steady comforting presence for her daughters
after the loss of their brothers, building a foundation of support, creating a
safe haven for them to come to, being one of the biggest prayer mates and
cheerleader for almost 50 years for her elder daughter after she left the
church until she got re-baptized, returning God’s portion every month, even
though not having worked for over twenty years.
Being a part of the morning prayer walk every morning from 4:30 AM since
2019, telling her children her honest opinion, even when it hurts, so that they
can do better!
These are small
things, but she remains faithful about them. One of the things I love about
this lady is her humility. How humble
she is. She is so humble that she works
in the background for every event and prays that she will never be the center
of attention, but God says in the parable for the talents that if we are
faithful in small things, He will make us great in larger things.
It was Saint Mother Teresa who reminded us: "Be faithful in small
things, because it is in them that your strength lies". But I
will say, Mommy, just continue to be faithful in small things because it is in
them God will reveal bigger things to you and make you ruler over them all.
Today, as we execute her 80th surprise birthday party, we know that she will be surprised by and upset with us for the “attention” that is now on her. As I consider the number of persons over the years whose special day never went unnoticed or forgotten by her, I am very happy to shine the spotlight on hers as she has been faithful in small things for others. Please pray that my Mom may live to see many, many more years, that I may be alive at the end of the day (smile) and when God comes, He may find her and all of us faithful in much because we were genuinely faithful in small things.
Luke 16:10
reminds us that “He that is faithful
in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the
least is unjust also in much”. What a
promise! What a statement! What a guarantee!
God says it; I believe it and that settles it for me!
Let us all strive to be faithful in the small
things that we believe nobody is noticing or even aware of, so that when He
comes to give us the crown of glory, we will be ready to receive it, because
that will be the “MUCH”!
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