Do you ever get glimpses of the Big Picture?
Sometimes (most of the time) I get caught up in the minutiae of life that I miss out on the bigger picture. I’ll give an example to explain what I mean.
On Sunday morning, instead of sitting in the service, Matthew and I stayed in the Sunday School class with G & N for “Family Connections” Sunday.
It is a good premise; get the families to all come together instead of the kids going to Sunday School and the parents going upstairs to the service.
I was talking to a good friend tonight who wasn’t able to make it on Sunday. I told her that I enjoyed it and all, but wasn’t sure if it met my purpose. One thing I like about Sundays is that I can drop the Boys off at Sunday School and Matthew and I can enjoy the service (assuming Emily cooperates). We both see the boys every day all day long, and I wasn’t sure if I needed that extra “connection” with them. A bit of a poor attitude on my part, for sure.
My friend then gave me some insight into the “Bigger Picture”. I had spent most of that hour and a half talking to another Mom who was a friend of this friend of mine. She held Emily and we spent most of that time just hanging out. This lovely woman then came home after church and called my friend to tell her that she had appreciated the time she had spent with me. She had been wondering if coming out to church with her kids was worth it, as she hadn’t felt connected. But thanks to ME, she was feeling welcomed and loved.
I’m such an idiot sometimes.
Here I was complaining that I would have preferred to be elsewhere, and God used me to make someone else feel loved (which I did enjoy) despite my bad attitude.
Duly noted. Better attitude coming up. I’m so glad that God is a God of grace. And that He didn’t have to hit me on the head with a 2 x 4 (literally) to get His point across.
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i heard a quote last sunday which spoke to me… and seems to be appropriate for your sunday experience too. “take care of the depth of your relationship with Jesus, and he will take care of the breadth of your ministry.” fitting, no? thanks for sharing 
Isn’t it neat how He reminds us in such subtle yet eye opening ways!
Great story
That is a great story, Angella.
Yes, God IS a God of grace - hallelujah! And it’s neat how he can use other people and situations to teach us something new that we otherwise might have missed.
That is great that you were given such a beautiful gentle reminder. I SO wish to be going back to church but my husband works Sundays and my son won’t stay in the nursery. I just can’t manage to have 2 small ones in the service.
Comment by Ashley on February 27th, 2007 @ 12:05 pmI’m so behind on blogs - sorry!
Isn’t it amazing when you get feedback like that, and when you get to see God’s big picture. He is SO cool.
Thanks for a great reminder!
Comment by kristin on February 26th, 2007 @ 10:20 pm