It's the small things

Have you ever noticed that it's always the small things?

It's the small things that will throw you head over heels into a frenzy about a bad day, week, month, or year. It's the build up of things that don't really matter, but somehow gain the most space in your mind and heart. Then you're bitter, anxious, and frustrated with life.

Have you also noticed that the happiest people... the ones filled with the most joy are the ones who find joy in the small things? They are the ones that get high, so to speak, off things like a smile from a stranger, a good joke, the sun shining on a particular day. They count those things and even when they are few and far between, they allow them to fuel a life full of joy and excitement.

I would dare say that maybe we are far to quick to count the small things that get us in a frenzy and forget to count the things that bring us joy. Or maybe, this was just my daily conviction and I'm the only one who suffers from this syndrome. Some days I wait for the big things... the things that will "change my life forever" to bring me happiness for the day or make up for the accounted bad moments. I don't count the beautiful sunrise I see every morning. The hugs I get from the kiddos. The moment that the Lord humbled my heart and said, "Dear Child, listen right now... do you hear that? It's my heartbeat for you."

I want the small things to bring me joy. I already have the JOY... the Joy that came to give me hope and a future. But I don't want the other small things to steal it away.