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Small beginnings...

(These words are not mine. I found them in a devotional for the end of this day. Yet these thoughts are mine. This is exactly how I feel.)

You are probably believing God for something to come to pass in your life. If you look, you will find evidence of a small seed, perhaps only a little, tiny seed, something that causes you hope. It is a sign of greater things to come.

When you despise something you regard it lightly. You count it as nothing and don't take care of it. But if you don't take care of what God gives you, you will lose it. You need to be content during the small things. You know the Lord in the Author and Finisher (see Hebrews 12:2). What He begins, He completes (see Philippians 1:6). Don't curse your seed by complaining or proclaiming negative things over it, Instead say, "Lord, this is only a little thing, but thank you for giving me some hope, something to hold on to. Thank you, Lord, for a Beginning."

(From the book "Ending Your Day Right" by Joyce Meyer, 2004, FaithWords)


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