Sometimes It's the Little Things

Another missions conference has come and gone. We'll be sharing on Sunday about how tremendous this year's Faith Promise total is, but first I want to tell you about something that is so important when it comes to our daily lives. It's not a big thing, but what a difference it makes! Here it is: Don't ignore the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Let me tell you why.

As we were planning this year's conference we learned that we would have a rare opportunity. Not only would we have a missionary for almost a full week, but we would have both husband and wife here. Alliance missionary couples normally tour separately, but for some reason they would be at our church together before heading their separate ways again.

What should we do? As we prayed and talked about it we came up with some new meetings and ways of doing this year's conference. Then the idea came to mind that we needed to send our missionaries out for a nice private dinner and then put them up in a hotel for the night. As we prayed about it we became convinced that we should "squander" part of this rare opportunity by sending our missionaries away for a day.

When they arrived here, we told them of our plans. They were stunned and amazed that we should do such a thing. They could tell from the number of events that we had planned that it wasn't a case of not wanting them around, instead it was a case of our wanting to bless them. So Thursday afternoon off they went. Harry would return Friday evening, Jane would head to Milaca Friday afternoon.

Here's the thing that made this little gift on our part so wonderful. When Harry arrived back from their "mini-vacation", he told me how wonderful their time had been and that it was the first time that they had a full 24 hours alone with each other since they arrived home from Japan in May. It was a real blessing all made possible because we were willing to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit's gentle voice.

How might the Holy Spirit use you to bless others this week? Listen for his still small voice and then obey him. That little thing he asks you to do for someone is probably bigger than you think!