Part of a song I really like says,
"Little is much when God's in it
And no one can fathom the plans He holds
Little is much when God's in it
He changes the world with the seeds we sow
Little is much, little is much"
I love this! I wish I could solve all the problems in this world. I so badly wish I could give all the orphans loving families. But I cannot. This is something I still struggle with, but this song reminds me that little is much. The children at the children's home in Nepal have really been on my mind these days. My host sister told me they are having Parents' Day at their school soon. My heart longs to be there for them. But I cannot be. I was praying about this the other day and God reminded me that He loves them more than I do. At times I wonder if I did anything at all for the children while I was there. But, I need to remember, little is much when God's in it. I had so little to offer, but I do not know how God used/will use that, and I need to remember that though I am not there anymore, God is. I am reminded of one really great in Nepal. The children had Teachers' Day at school and they had a special program. I got to go! I was so happy I could go and be there for them. I think they were happy too. I have a little video of part of our walk to school that day, and the children seemed so happy and energetic. Being American I drew attention wherever I want. This was not something I enjoyed, but I think maybe it made it more speical for the kids. The "American", the "Special Guest" was with them. This is something that seems so small, but I wonder what God did with it. I was reading a blog entry in the blog, Create Dangerously! and it talks about how one day God wil give us a new name. I really liked it,it reminded me that one day all the orphans will no longer be orphans. The ones who are nameless will no longer be nameless. They will have a wonderful new name. And, until that day, I need to remember that they are known by God and that little is much.
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I know that you cannot be there physically for these orphans, but you are there in heart, and I know that you pray for them. In Sunday School I get the banner out every week and we pray for the orpans all over the world and the persecuted church.
ReplyDeleteI loved reading this post Natasha! I loved the part when you talked about little as being much. I think our society focuses so much on "Go big or go home" and just ignores the little miracles that happen every day. The video is really cute too! :)
ReplyDeleteYou are such an encouragement to me because you are trusting God that He will take care of the orphans in Nepal, even though you are not there. Sometimes I forget that because I know that it was hard for me to leave the children in Zambia, Africa; I wanted to make sure that they were going to be taken care of, but I had to place all of my trust in God. I cannot wait to see what your blog post will be for next week.
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