Sometimes we can find it hard to hold out hope where there is little to go on.
Even those of us with real faith and trust in God can have days where the impossible dream just looks”¦well, impossible.

I was reminded again this morning not to belittle the little things – the things of God that go unseen in our lives.
There is an advert on TV at the moment for a new smart phone that shows small amazing things; leaves twirling in the wind, babies clapping”¦ small details of life that we can so often miss in the busyness of it all.

Zechariah 4:10 says this: “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin”¦”

We can certainly feel deeply insignificant at times, as fragile as a dried leaf. It may seem like nothing is happening and the prayers we are praying for our children, or our future, or our church are simply not being answered. In situations like this we can ignore the ‘small’ but significant things God IS doing. Instead we say, “Where are you God? Why aren’t you doing what we talked about?!”
Frustration can loom large on days like that and faith can seem a shriveled up shadow.

I believe that our prayers can and DO release the power of God and activate the forces of heaven to go to work in that situation. God loves to use things that we consider to be small to activate His gigantic purposes. How many times did He do just that in the Bible?

Moses’ stick that parted”¦yes that’s right, the Red Sea.
David’s catapult that killed”¦ Goliath.
The little boy’s packed lunch that fed”¦ a multitude.
The smallest man from the smallest tribe – Gideon, who became”¦ a mighty warrior.

It’s not about the size of what we are given. It is about the size of HIM who gives it to us. Think about that today.