SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF!!!
There was a man called Naaman, a captain of a large army, and a highly placed/influential officer, and a
skilled man of war. However, he had a coma in his story. He became plagued with a disease, which made him an object of scorn and ridicule, and made life really stressful for him. Despite his well placed position and wealth, none of those things could give him the cure and health he sought. The Bible describes him as a 'great man,' 'honorable' a 'captain' (2Kings 5:1-14). He was the Commander in Chief of the Syrian army, BUT he happened to be a leper. Leprosy was a loathsome, contagious, incurable, deceptive disease which was not inherited, but acquired. It also had the tendency to increase! However, help came from the most unexpected of sources; through the faithful witness of the most unexpected of persons- his wife's maid servant, someone who was considered to be of little value! Acting on her instructions, he goes in search of a cure in Israel, and when he gets there, and meets with the prophet Elisha, he almost misses his healing because he was expecting something sensational to happen, and not merely to be asked to 'go wash in the Jordan river!' He was enraged because he felt that Syria had far better rivers to bath in; however, when he finally obeyed, at the prompting of his officers, and took a dip in the Jordan, his diseased flesh became as good as a little child's. Isn't it amazing how healing came by obeying a simple instruction to take a dip in the Jordan river, 7 times, when he had expected a much more elaborate ritual?
We
have all heard this expression, 'don't sweat the small stuff' ; but
often times, the small stuff, which we overlook and commonize, are the
things which could have aided us to live life meaningful, and
progressively. A lot of people have striven to please in the big things, only for them to fail because they ignored the small things. Oftentimes, we wait for that Flash of Insight, that Grand
Gesture, that Rousing Speech, that Last Straw, to come along, change
our lives and make it matter. Worst still, in waiting
for The Big Thing, we could let the little things that make life rich
and meaningful, slip away because of our unhealthy paradigms and
perceptions. One day, you might rouse yourself - like one who has been
in a trance watching life slipped by, and see that while you
hopelessly waited for some Big Thing to come along and make your life
matter, you neglected to invest in the little things, the little
moments, the little pieces of experience that make life meaningful.
Don't let the little things slip away, or you could have a rude
awakening someday and realize that the little things of life, really do matter.
That little thing could be something as trivial as, extending courtesy
to the next person, whether you know them, or not, or doing a little bit
more than what is expected of you. Definitely Sweat the Small Stuff!!
skilled man of war. However, he had a coma in his story. He became plagued with a disease, which made him an object of scorn and ridicule, and made life really stressful for him. Despite his well placed position and wealth, none of those things could give him the cure and health he sought. The Bible describes him as a 'great man,' 'honorable' a 'captain' (2Kings 5:1-14). He was the Commander in Chief of the Syrian army, BUT he happened to be a leper. Leprosy was a loathsome, contagious, incurable, deceptive disease which was not inherited, but acquired. It also had the tendency to increase! However, help came from the most unexpected of sources; through the faithful witness of the most unexpected of persons- his wife's maid servant, someone who was considered to be of little value! Acting on her instructions, he goes in search of a cure in Israel, and when he gets there, and meets with the prophet Elisha, he almost misses his healing because he was expecting something sensational to happen, and not merely to be asked to 'go wash in the Jordan river!' He was enraged because he felt that Syria had far better rivers to bath in; however, when he finally obeyed, at the prompting of his officers, and took a dip in the Jordan, his diseased flesh became as good as a little child's. Isn't it amazing how healing came by obeying a simple instruction to take a dip in the Jordan river, 7 times, when he had expected a much more elaborate ritual?
We
have all heard this expression, 'don't sweat the small stuff' ; but
often times, the small stuff, which we overlook and commonize, are the
things which could have aided us to live life meaningful, and
progressively. A lot of people have striven to please in the big things, only for them to fail because they ignored the small things. Oftentimes, we wait for that Flash of Insight, that Grand
Gesture, that Rousing Speech, that Last Straw, to come along, change
our lives and make it matter. Worst still, in waiting
for The Big Thing, we could let the little things that make life rich
and meaningful, slip away because of our unhealthy paradigms and
perceptions. One day, you might rouse yourself - like one who has been
in a trance watching life slipped by, and see that while you
hopelessly waited for some Big Thing to come along and make your life
matter, you neglected to invest in the little things, the little
moments, the little pieces of experience that make life meaningful.
Don't let the little things slip away, or you could have a rude
awakening someday and realize that the little things of life, really do matter.
That little thing could be something as trivial as, extending courtesy
to the next person, whether you know them, or not, or doing a little bit
more than what is expected of you. Definitely Sweat the Small Stuff!!
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