Simple Life Of An Ordinary Man

#Day 51: 20 February 2016

DESPISE NOT

I remember one of the important point raised during the group sharing yesterday, which is, the challenge of keeping commitment of love (loving God and loving others). Where we, most of the time, and most of us, tend to loosen the momentum and even lost in the trouble of days.

I took a time to reflect on this and personally realized that it is indeed a challenge. My personal commitment to do daily devotion sharing have slowly being challenged, challenging my humility. It seems getting easier to say "I can't do it", "It's too hard".

But why? It is because I am focusing on the wrong thing. It is because I am focusing on being great, focusing on a big change, focusing on something impressive.

I despise small things. I despise small beginnings.

I forgot the fact that by writing today devotion, I have faithfully sharing it for 51 days. I forgot the fact that to do that, I need to observe and reflect on everything that happen near me. And how Holy Spirit have been ever so helpful over the last 51 days.

1 Samuel 17:40 in the Amplified Bible says:

“Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones out of the brook and put them in his shepherd’s [lunch] bag [a whole kid’s skin slung from his shoulder], in his pouch, and his sling was in his hand, and he drew near the Philistine"

I imagine all the confusion or even mockery when David picked up 5 small stones. But he faithfully did it anyway. And the rest is history.

What seemed small and insignificant to most everybody else became a destiny changer in the hands of David.

Zechariah 4:10 says:

“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin. . .”

It’s not where you start in life. . .it’s where you end up.

Our momentum once started will become an irresistible force regardless of how we began or where we are in life.

Just like "Sam Sir" video that I watched today.
(https://youtu.be/Or9pzwjoSXE)

"Life is like a racing track, we always feel like something is missing, we keep pursuing and weaving endless dream. But often we missed the important thing. The truth is, life is not about how much you have, but how we seize the moment of joy, along the journey with the people and things around us"