It’s the Little Things Folk

By: Fred Reid

Although this is a commonly tweeted statement by me; it also relates to kingdom principles. I’ve been thinking about this for a while but never got around to actually typing it out; but Mo/Shwanda’s message kinda confirmed it for me so I hope this makes sense to ya’ll.

Short Version: This one is about consistency with the Father in the “little things” and how they GREATLY impact your life!

Scripts: Matt 25:23, 1 Thess. 5:17-18, Philippians 1:6

Basically what I want to point out here is that if we aren’t consistently in our word, praying or spending time with the Lord then we are slowly but SURELY losing ground. It’s great to have a good church service, go to another bible study or service during the week and maybe even have a holy conversation with a friend at some point but in order to truly be going forward you have to have daily contact with the Father. Genuine, unrushed, untamed interaction with the Creator of all things! I’ll put myself on the forefront as an example. The weeks when I don’t really read my bible, or the days when I only pray for my meals and say some rushed scripted prayer before I go to bed I struggle more with my old ways of thinking and acting. I’m convinced this is no coincidence! It’s the fact that I am not keeping my mind stayed on Him that is allowing it to wonder elsewhere. But lemme get bible so y'all know I’m not just putting some nice words together.

Matt 25:23 “…well done, good and FAITHFUL servant; thou has been FAITHFUL over a FEW things I will make thee RULER over MANY things…”

From this scripture we see that if you are faithful over the things we have then we are able to come into MANY things. Pause for a second and think what does God mean by many things? Like what does many look like on God’s scale of thinking/operating? I’m sure its FAR greater than we can even imagine! Anyways this relates to what I was saying earlier because the “things” could go beyond possessions to spiritual deliverance, spiritual gifts and blessings. If you feel you have recently received something from God (a promise, a renewal, etc) but you aren’t faithful in the word to learn more about it, continue on the straight and narrow, you could lose it!

1 Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray without ceasing”

This scripture is just an example of how often and how much time we should spend with the Lord. He is the ultimate time and the only thing holding us together! Without Him we can do nothing right! So while you may not be able to walk around all day long saying a prayer to the Lord, at least stop a few random times when you find yourself not really doing much (rather in class, driving etc) and whisper a few thanks.

Philippians 1:6 “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ”

Here lies one of the reasons to stay on ya Christ grind; the Lord has BEGUN a work in you and will CONTINUE this work aaalllll the way until Jesus comes back. So be careful of feeling like you have received something and you good. Or you stopped doing something you so finally on top. This is a on going process!! We NEED to spend time with the Lord in order to continue the work. If you aren’t going forward you’re going backward!

So reading a chapter or two each day may be seem insignificant but when you put it in perspective it is one of the only things that is going to keep you put together. You may already have your schedules figured out a certain way and may think it too hard/too late to fit in some time for praying, singing, or reading but when your life depends on it? I’m sure you can work something out. Finally the beautiful thing about it all is that is not a traditional religious practice. You don’t have to pray a certain way for a certain amount of time; simply reach out and make time. You could read the bible, you could sing your favorite song, you could pray whatever is on your heart at the time. But do something! Make it part of your daily routine and I promise it’ll be easier to stay sensitive to the holy spirit and harder to entertain your temptations.

Over and Out : )