Faithful in a little

"When you are faithful in a little, more will be given you."

I have heard this quote before, but I was reminded of it as I was sitting in a Spell to Write and Read training seminar. The trainer posted this quote on her power point because she knew that all of us homeschooling mothers would be feeling overwhelmed by the massive amount of information that she was presenting to us. We were all sitting there trying to figure out how to process and implement all that we were learning and she reminded us that we won't be able to have it all figured out before we start the program, we just have to take the first step of faith and learn how to use the program as we go. She was just there helping us a gain a firm foundation in the principles and concepts behind the program but she wanted to remind us that if we remain devoted and faithful to doing a little each day, then each day we would gain more understanding of how the program operates and in the end it would prove itself to be fruitful.
Well, I took more away from that seminar than simply learning how to teach my child how to spell, write and read. The more I thought about that quote, I realized it could be applied to almost every area of my life. Truth be told, I am not a very disciplined person and I have to work very hard to stick to a task and see it to fruition. On the other hand, I am very good at procrastinating and being distracted...and then I get overwhelmed feeling like nothing ever gets accomplished! I want to have a nice, clean house and cook delicious, healthy meals everyday, plan awesome activities for our homeschool, exercise daily, and be an energetic, enthusiastic, optimistic wife and mother...but unfortunately I haven't yet figured out how to be and do all of those things at the same time! But what I came to realize is that if I can just remain true, devoted, and faithful in just one area of my life then all of these other things would more than likely be given to me. That one area is my relationship with the Father. I often times find myself struggling trying to accomplish things in my own power and not fully relying on God, but I just know that God wants my whole heart and not just a half-hearted prayer before I go to sleep at night. He wants my first fruits and I know that if I can remain faithful and devoted to Him that He will give me the energy and wisdom to accomplish all of the other tasks in my day.


"For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?
And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?' For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."
-Matthew 6:24-33 NASB

"O love the Lord, all you His godly ones! The Lord preserves the faithful and fully recompenses the proud doer. Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the Lord."
-Psalm 31:23-24