I am convinced measures in the kingdom and the natural are very different. Often, little to us is big to God and big to us is little to God. Little blessing, little healing, little favor, little thing is really a big, big deal to God. And the big sin, the big offense, the big self, is all little to God. He is big enough to handle the ugliest, messiest, most awful anything.
God showed me this with our currency. We needed some money and we watched God make a way for us. I realized when God releases $2500 it is as “easy” for Him as $25,000 or $250,000 or $2,500,000. Zeroes mean so much time and effort and reward in the natural. Some would say $2500 is a big deal. Others would not. Some would say $25 is a big deal. Some would say $2.50 is a big deal. Jesus said a fraction of a penny was more than all the others had put into the treasury.
Mark 12:42-44
But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything – all she had to live on.”
So in the weighing, valuing, opinioning and judging, you God have a different truth. To you, it is all the same. A release is a release. A breakthrough is a breakthrough. A blessing is a blessing. A healing is a healing. A revelation is a revelation. It is all really big in the kingdom.
We are obsessed with valuing and judging. We call things big. A big healing, a big miracle, a huge breakthrough and on and on we go valuing, obsessing, judging. This hinders our relationship with you. We let our little thing keep us from you because we think you don’t want to be bothered. But our little thing is really big to you. It is the bridge that leads to friendship and relationship. It is the key to communing. It is everything.
It reminds me of Jesus speaking in Mark 10:15
“I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
We want relationship with our kids and we long to have them share whatever it is that they want to share. That is connecting. That is being “in relationship” with someone. That is what Daddy God longs for as well. It is huge. He wants us to come to him as little children.
So yes, I choose to share and journal and pray and chat about it all. It’s the way God and I relate. I thank Daddy often. I praise him often. I see Him in my day often. In fact, I don’t want to miss any of the ways that He shows me who He is, or how He shows up or what He sees, or hears or thinks. I want to know His heart and it is all these things that display His glory. And it is all these things that keep my mind on the kingdom perspective and not stuck in the natural.
God displays himself in incredible ways. He is creative beyond my imagination. My familiar refrain in confounding times is, “I am the created and He is the Creator”. It helps me understand that I won’t always understand. That I don’t always know. That I can not judge. That grace is it, with everyone and everywhere. Grace. And it is ok to rest in “Be still, and know that I am God.” I choose to rest knowing He’s got me covered.
Excerpt from Loving and Faithful