Growing up in a small town I always dreamed up the big city. I imagined big buildings, big concerts, big houses, big businesses. I imagined these things because they were so foreign to me—the little guy living in the small town. I grew up thinking it was the big things like these that made big impacts on people and communities. But as I moved away, lived and served in churches in larger communities and cities, I came to realize it was the small things, not the big things only that led to the greatest impact in people’s lives.
Don’t get me wrong, big cities and big churches can have major impact on people. But what I have learned over the years, it is the small things that reach people on a personal level. It was the small church, and the small church pastor that had the biggest impact on me. It was a small community that welcomed a small boy and made him feel welcome and loved. It is the small things we do in this life that have the greatest impact on people.
This week I and our fellow church family members will cross paths with untold numbers of people. With each encounter and each conversation we are given opportunities by God to be extensions of his love and care. It is over the course of weeks, months and years those small things we do, add up to make big impact on people.
The local church is called to do the small things, to make big impacts on our communities. That means Trunk or Treat. That means serving. That means living in a manner worthy of your calling. This week, my challenge to you is go out of your way and love on someone. Never think that this one small thing doesn’t mean much. Every person we talk with has a story, and by God’s grace we will hear it and make an impact on them that will change their life forever.
God uses the small things and small people to make big impacts in this world.
—Bro. Jesse