Anything

            I'd step out of the house and make my way toward one of our personal vehicles, reflecting on what I had to do recently with an urgent task that came up. As I looked over the results, my heart sank for a moment or two, looking over it and thinking that nothing was done at all with what I had to do (using what I had to the best of my ability). Then as I got closer to the vehicle and looked again I saw that though it was not a perfect result, there was SOMETHING being done; I began to see clearer. I just wanted to try and do the best I could, in hopes that the best I could ( IN AND THROUGH JESUS; my "five loaves and two fish" if you will) would be enough....would be more than enough.


           It was tempting to look at it (what I did the night before in a task I had to take care of on our property) to feel like I didn't do anything; though this simply was not true. It's hard to share this post, but as I looked at it, I thought to myself maybe someone else needs to be encouraged by this also. Whatever you are taking care of, whatever you are doing that may seem as though you are doing nothing (if it doesn't seem like ANYTHING is being done, or the desired outcome didn't turn out as you hoped)... just remember this: even if it wasn't perfect, or you got an underwhelming result, you did SOMETHING, and that's ANYTHING more than doing NOTHING. A little is better than not at all (a lesson I'm admittedly learning and relearning).


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