Zechariah 4:10
“For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.”
The power of small things can never be underestimated. Everything big starts out small. It may seem that something so small can be harmless, but some of the deadliest things on Earth are small.
God said in the verse above, “For who hath despised the day of small things?” Throughout the Scriptures God used small things to teach big lessons. It was small Zaccheus who Jesus pointed out in a tree so that he could get saved. It was a small piece of fruit that Adam and Eve ate that led to the first sin. God is reminding us in the verse above not to ignore the small things in life. There are several small things I would like to point out that can have a big impact if you ignore them.
First, don’t ignore the small sin. Every sin starts out small, but that small sin always grows like a cancer. The small sin you ignore will be the big sin that you deal with later. You may think you can handle the small sin, but that small sin continues to get stronger each day that you don’t deal with it.
Second, don’t ignore the small time wasters. We often say that we don’t have enough time to do things, but this is not true. I have found we always have time to do something, it is simply that we have wasted our time in small increments. One minute here and there can add up to hours. Just a couple of minutes that you waste doing frivolous things can add up to several minutes that you could have used to accomplish something great. Time wasters always come in packages of small minutes. If you will do away with the small packages of time wasters, you will find you will have the time to accomplish everything you need to get done.
Third, don’t ignore the small tasks. It is the small tasks that often mess up a big job. Have you ever left off one screw when assembling something thinking that it was unimportant only to find that one screw helped everything to work right? Always remember that the small tasks added up will make big tasks. If all you do is give your attention to the “big” things of life, then the small things will be what destroys your potential.
Fourth, don’t ignore the small moments of life with people. We often don’t absorb every small moment in time we have with someone only to regret it later in life. Friend, every moment with a loved one or friend is important. Don’t let distractions keep you from having quality time with people. One day that loved one or friend will be gone and you will wish you gave every small moment the greatest attention you had.
Fifth, don’t ignore the “small” people. I am not talking about stature here, I am talking about people whom we consider unimportant. You should be thankful that God didn’t consider you a “small” person. Every person is important! Don’t allow yourself to come across as someone who is too big to talk to someone. Everyone deserves the same attention. Let the “small” people of your life feel important for you never know how they can help you in the future.
Small things always become big. Every small thing you despise will cause you great regret. Let everything and everyone in life be big, and you will never have to wish you could go back and undo how you treated the small things.