The lake near our house was just stocked with 1,200 lbs of trout this last week and they had a fishing derby. Hardly anyone caught anything (I didn't even get a bite), but they had a raffle at the end to raffle off some prizes. They drew my name for a little mag-lite... and actually, I'm super impressed with how bright it is! But anyway, I was thinking about it that evening... what a random, completely unnecessary blessing! It was a reminder to me that God takes joy in blessing His children. I didn't need a new flashlight... and if I did, the Lord has provided for me to go out and purchase one... but He chose to just give it to me. A light is such a little thing in comparison to the infinite riches of Christ, but I am learning more and more these days to see the Lord in the "little things" of life. I am thankful for this increased awareness as it is so easy to go through life without being thankful to Him who gives every breath.
I have been reading in Joshua lately about some of the big actions of God in blessing His people with land and giving them victory over their enemies... a little flashlight seems so small in comparison, but I think it is important that whether it be a small thing or a big thing, I recognize God as the giver of every good and perfect gift and thank Him for it. God has blessed me so much beyond that, but I pick the story of the flashlight specifically because it is small. God is honored with we thank Him for the small things just like He is when we thank Him for the big things. God is doing a lot of big things... He always is, even when we don't see it. Let's look for Him in every good and perfect gift and take joy in praising Him for His goodness and faithfulness to us.
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