Following the little light!

Every Christmas, I ask God for a new lesson about the Christmas Story. I am sure this sharing is way behind time but like all of God’s Word the truth is eternal!

Last year I learnt from the story about the wise men and how they found Jesus; that following the star(the seeming lesser light) you will find the greater light. The wise men followed the star and they ended up finding Jesus, the Light of the World.

So yesterday I was reflecting again as I love to and it dawned on me again that this is not just a Spiritual concept but one that guides our physical life also.

Most times when we are asked about what we do, we just say lightly I am an operations staff, well I generate reports, or I sew clothes, bake cakes etc. Rarely do we see much to what we do other than the routine around them. This viewing of what we do has led to a lot of mediocrity, dissatisfied souls behind desk, very poor productivity, careless policies, suicide, drug abuse etc.

We often only see the little light and follow it like we never believe it can lead us anywhere, so we are carelessly following and missing all the significant life lessons on the way.
This concept also reminds of the seed, no seed looks like the plant it will become, sometimes they can be thrown into garbage without care, but that same seed in the garbage if properly sown and cared for, can become a source of food supply or cash!

We need a paradigm shift if any great thing is going to happen to us this year! We need to begin to see more to what we do than the routine! Begin to see how what you do affects the life of other people, this is the true value of what you do. It is not about what you are paid but about the lives you affect through what you do!

So you see, a doctor is not just seeing patients but easing the pain in the lives of sick people, the cleaner is making the environment healthy for others, the gateman is making entry and exit pleasant for the driver, the driver is taking away the stress of driving and ensuring safety, the caterer is meeting the feeding need of an event, the list goes on and on!

As we launch into the new year, I have a question for you, What do you do? What’s that you’ve got in your hands? God can use it! Take Him at His Words Whatever you hand finds to do, do with all your might! I have one little word to add, Make sure it’s Positive!