The small things...

So, lately, I've been super busy. In fact, probably busier than I've EVER been for 4 consecutive weeks straight! Now, I've been known to "keep" busy pretty much the majority of my adult life; not necessarily with the "right" things, but none the less, busy!   But this busyness (we'll call her Beezee) within the last 4 weeks that I speak of, is a busyness like no other I've experienced before. Sadly, I'm just now becoming pretty good friends with Beezee. I'm finding her fun and at the end of the day, after spending time with her, I'm laying my head down at night, thankful for her and not regretting her because she's taken me away from my children.   

I was thinking earlier today on this and how I've longed to stay busy with the wrong things. These things haven't necessarily been bad but were wrong for me in the season of life I was in. I know the Lord, being gracious, has used those things for His glory all the while trying to teach me of the important things.  These important things are the things in which the world laughs at. These important things are the things that take time and the reward is years down the road. These important things are my children. 

Now, I know in Matthew 25 Jesus is talking about the kingdom of heaven and I in no way intend to twist this into something it's not, but hear me out for a second.  

Starting in verse 14 of chapter Jesus is talking about the parable of the talents and what each servant chose to do with their talents. We all know the moral of the story is if we are faithful with the small things, we will be given much.  

I'd like to propose that these important things, my children, are the small things the Lord has asked me to be faithful with for now. I am calling raising them "a small thing" because at the very core of my natural being, it is what I fight against and the world sees as small. I am NOT saying my children are small in importance and I am also NOT saying it is a "small thing" to raise children up in the Lord; I beg to differ on that. Raising children, so far, has been the most complex, yet wonderful thing I've done as a "job". And last, but not least, I am NOT saying that I have bigger and better things to be given over to after my children are raised up.

Stretching this out a little further (thanks for bearing with me), I DO find it interesting that He is talking about the kingdom of heaven in this passage and earlier in Matthew 18 tells His disciples that unless they become like children, they cannot enter into His kingdom. From this, it looks like it may benefit us in more than one way to invest in our children; they can show us a thing or two. After all, I've heard it said, you start to look like the ones you hang with the most. Lord, help us all!