Not too long ago I took my boys to Cabala's with me. Cabala's, for those of you who live in a cave, is the most awesome sporting goods store on Earth. They should hand out drool catchers at the door for people like me. I walk around in a trance with my mouth hanging open, imagining how many fish I could catch with all of the colorful lures that pretty much guarantee that I will catch the biggest fish on any lake (which has never happened). But that day I was on a mission. No time for drool. A group of guys and I were heading up north for a camping trip and I had to grab some supplies and get back home. I was really looking forward to the trip. For the weeks leading up to it, I had been focused on how BIG God is. How He does everything BIG. My idea was to share with the guys one night around the fire, just how BIG our Creator is. It's hard to convey that in our daily environment, but when you are up north and it's just you and nature, it carries a little more weight. I printed off pages from scientific websites and memorized mind blowing numbers about the span of the known universe. For example, Carl Sagan once said that there were more stars in the sky than grains of sand on all of the beaches on Earth, which blows my mind. In doing the research, there are quite a few scientists that agree with him. Simply amazing!
So in Cabala's that day, as I was still in "thinking BIG" mode, I took my boys to the mountain of animals in the middle of the store. I wanted to show them how God creates BIG.
I pointed out the Grizzly bear standing on his hind legs. We looked ar the Moose and the Polar bear. I was trying to point out to my boys the same thing I was hoping to point out to the men I was going camping with, that their God is a God who creates BIG, massive, colossal things and that if God is BIG enough to create those things, He is BIG enough to take care of whatever comes their way.
God had other plans though...
The students became the teacher that day. As we were making our way around the mountain, they were only mildly interested in what I was showing them. What they were interested in however, was the chipmunk. Of all the things to look at, the chipmunk captivated them. They spent 10 minutes talking about that animal to each other. They were making comments about how fast they are, how small they are, how the markings on it looked like racing stripes, and how cool it is that God makes such small things. They see stinkin' chipmunks everyday!!
And there was the lesson.
God is BIG. He is most definitely awesome and He certainly creates BIG, but don't spend too much time on the BIG things. He is in the little things too. He is in the normal stuff. He is in the creatures that we grow numb to because of the frequency in which we see them. You don't have to escape to some far off spot in nature to see Him. He is here today, right now. He is at your office. He is in your car during your commute. He is in the daily routine. He is present in the BIG things to be sure, but He is without question even visible in the chipmunk.
I never talked about the "BIG" topic around the campfire that week. I was too busy thinking about the little things.
This week…..Be careful not to miss God in the small stuff.
So in Cabala's that day, as I was still in "thinking BIG" mode, I took my boys to the mountain of animals in the middle of the store. I wanted to show them how God creates BIG.
I pointed out the Grizzly bear standing on his hind legs. We looked ar the Moose and the Polar bear. I was trying to point out to my boys the same thing I was hoping to point out to the men I was going camping with, that their God is a God who creates BIG, massive, colossal things and that if God is BIG enough to create those things, He is BIG enough to take care of whatever comes their way.
God had other plans though...
The students became the teacher that day. As we were making our way around the mountain, they were only mildly interested in what I was showing them. What they were interested in however, was the chipmunk. Of all the things to look at, the chipmunk captivated them. They spent 10 minutes talking about that animal to each other. They were making comments about how fast they are, how small they are, how the markings on it looked like racing stripes, and how cool it is that God makes such small things. They see stinkin' chipmunks everyday!!
And there was the lesson.
God is BIG. He is most definitely awesome and He certainly creates BIG, but don't spend too much time on the BIG things. He is in the little things too. He is in the normal stuff. He is in the creatures that we grow numb to because of the frequency in which we see them. You don't have to escape to some far off spot in nature to see Him. He is here today, right now. He is at your office. He is in your car during your commute. He is in the daily routine. He is present in the BIG things to be sure, but He is without question even visible in the chipmunk.
I never talked about the "BIG" topic around the campfire that week. I was too busy thinking about the little things.
This week…..Be careful not to miss God in the small stuff.
