Big Things - Litle Things

Bill & I were raised during the depression years, when everyone learned to "Scrimp & Save." Then came WWII and the men went off to war and the women went to work in the factories. Hard times, yes, but we managed. Tom Brokaw called this era, "The Greatest Generation.

"Now, we are in a war with Iraq. The number of troops that are wounded or killed is growing and again we are asked to cope with a crisis.In the big issues we manage to hold onto our faith and exercise extraordinary courage. It's the little things that get us down.

I read the following in an article written by Dorothy Rowland Martin: A man who had visited the Holy Land and had seen the numerous rock fences that separated the Palestinian farms, but gave them little protection against small animals. It was only then that he realized the significance of the words in the Song of Solomon, "Catch us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoilt vineyards........." (Song of Solomon 2:15).It is the little foxes, the little troubles & frustrations that cause tension & spoil our nature.

We can handle the big troubles, but it is the little 'Day by Day' things that get us down. Mastering our simple everyday, sometimes exasperating days is not easy. We must work at our faith, test the endurance of our patience to rise above "The Little Foxes.'It is these situations that seem overwhelming and impossible when we need to find our confidence in Jesus, "the author and finisher of our faith" (Heb 12:2). He is the One who gives us courage for the presence and the hope for the future. He is the one that calms the storms.

Our life is like the wind, turbulent than calm.

Just as the breeze that sails the kite,

tomorrow is always in our sight.

The fury of a storm will past.

The beauty of a rainbow's smile,

Is only hidden for awhile.