Thanks for small things

Zech. 4:10 says, "Who despises the day of small things?" In the day of Zechariah, Zerubbabel had completed the foundation of the temple, but some despised such a small thing as one stone being laid upon another.

Just a brick is not much. But many bricks cemented together will build a hearth, a fireplace, a wall, even the walls of a house. Each brick is a small thing, but when many are joined together they can be impressive.

One person praying is not necessarily a small thing because of the great God to whom we pray, but when hundreds of saints join their spirits together to pray in unity and agreement, those prayers move mountains. And we believe that God will answer your prayers for Deb's healing. Many have told us that they sense the Lord saying to them that this disease is only for a time. WE are grateful for the many who have stepped up to a higher plane in praying - not just for us, but for the kingdom. All together these saints put great fear into the Enemy. He has no defense against prayer. We have no offense without prayer, for it summons God's Sprit into empowering those who trust Him.

Who despises the day of small things? Not me - not anymore. Moving from a bedpan to a bedside commode is a small thing, just as is moving another 12 feet to the bathroom. But put them together and it is a great improvment (two weeks ago). Going from being stuck in a bed to being able to get up and walk with the help of someone lifting you is a small thing, as is being able to move about on one's own with one's hands on the legs, but then it improves to the point of walking erect with hands on the hips, it is a great thing (last week), as is getting rid of the hospital bed from one's house. (Got rid of it Tuesday - day before yesterday) Going from constantly having a bucket or barf bag nearby to taking no more thought of it for a week is a small brick each day that built up into an impressive block of time called a week-plus - (until an episode last night). So we start over today rebuilding another barfless time block.

Walking almost 2 blocks seems such a small thing, until realizing that the better part of 5 weeks were spent confined to a house or a room, with very little walking or exercise, and rejoicing takes place over the day of such a small thing that became big to us. Remember how exciting baby's first steps were? Why? It was such a small thing. But it was the beginning of bigger things. So is the recovery from illness or accident. So far recovery has been built one day at a time. God can heal immediately and completely at any moment. But He can also heal through time in those small events called days and weeks so that He can better work His will in all our lives. We shall wait on the Lord to reveal His will in his timing.

Our hearts are heavy this evening, for an event that we knew was coming for some time has now occurred. We received news that Debbie's first cousin, Barb, passed away after about 6 years of battling breast cancer. They were kindred spirits, about the same age, and they both loved Jesus and teaching children, Deb in Sunday school for years, and Barb as a great faith filled professional teaching children in the Broken Arrow, OK, public school system. Her laugh, smile and bubbly fun-loving spirit will always be fondly remembered as she glorified her God in every way. Our prayers are with her husband, children, parents, 4 siblings and their families.

God bless,

Duane