Do you find yourself saying that ‘you won’t/wouldn’t bother God about (fill in the blank) because it really isn’t all that important… it’s just a little thing?’ I did. The more I’ve grown in my walk with the Lord and the more I begin to grasp WHO He is and what kind of relationship He wants, I have come to realize that those areas I’ve classified as ‘little’ or insignificant are thoughts that are totally and completely false and misleading. One could argue that this thinking comes straight from the pit and probably wouldn’t be too far off the mark. Then again, the last thing that the devil would want is for us to develop a close relationship with the Lord. Granted he never wants us to be born again but the last thing he wants is for us to become effective Christians.
Far too often we rob ourselves by not turning to the Lord with the ‘small’ as well as the big problems and invite Him into the resolution. Actually, it is the small problems that demonstrate His involvement. It is the large problems that indicate His power in resolving the big issues of our lives but the small ones are important too because they demonstrate His care. We should never forget the scripture that tells us –
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)
There is also more, v. 29-30,
“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly
in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy
and My burden is light.”
If we are to turn to Him, He tells us that He will give us rest. Does this mean He takes ‘it’ away from us, that whatever the problem is, big or small, due to our own ‘fault’ or someone else, we can now go merrily on our way? Somehow I don’t think so. When it is temptation we are facing, Hebrews 4: 15-16 and 7:25 tells us that we have someone (Jesus) who understands this and will help us find a way through our problem.
The next two verses (29-30) tell us that we are to: 1- take His yoke and 2 – learn from Him. This is also telling us of His nature (gentle and lowly) and that His yoke is easy and the burden is light. I immediately saw the word, learn, in big bold letters. We are never unaffected by problems and issues but one of our opportunities and responsibilities is to learn from the situation. And none of this is little or unimportant.
