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Today’s Mission

Today’s Mission

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Reflection Day

It’s the Little Things

His master replied, “Well done, good and faithful servant!

You have been faithful with a few things;

I will put you in charge of many things.”

MATTHEW 25:23

Over the past twenty-eight days, you have tried to be faithful in the little things. Whether it’s investing our first moments each day in the presence of God, investing our first dollars instead of spending them or clothing our first words with our beloved each day in kindness, the road to transformation always comes on the path of the little things. It’s the little, inconvenient kindnesses that keep a marriage alive, and it’s the little daily decisions we make that transform our ministries from what they are to what we dream they can be.

One of the amazing things about the story of the sheep and the goats is that both groups were totally shocked. The simple acts of kindness they had (or had not) done were hardly memorable. Neither noticed the hidden presence of God in the little things they did (or didn’t do) for the poor.

For the sheep—those who tended to the desperate needs around them—the list of accomplishments, frankly, doesn’t make a very impressive résumé:

  • “I was hungry and you gave me something to eat.”
  • “I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink.”
  • “I was a stranger and you invited me in.”
  • “I needed clothes and you clothed me.”
  • “I was sick and you looked after me.”
  • “I was in prison and you came to visit me.” (Matthew 25:35-36)

    • But it is these fully forgettable acts that set the ultimate destiny of those who do them. We hope that in these last twenty-eight days, you have experienced the miraculous, transforming power of the little things.

    Today is your final reflection day. You will have one more wrap-up meeting with your prayer partners within the next week. Today, you reflect and give thanks (or just take a break and think through the questions below when you meet with your prayer partners).

    Today’s Mission

  • Give thanks for all the leaders who have agreed to serve in your ministry in the coming year.
  • Send a text to your prayer partners, reminding them about your upcoming meeting and saying thanks for joining you in this process.
  • When you meet with your prayer partners, share your answers to these questions:
    1. What are you most excited about after having worked this process for a month?
    2. What have you learned about yourself and your ministry through this process?
    3. What might have made this process more effective or meaningful?
  • Invite your prayer partners to share their own responses to the three questions above.
  • Do a little “show and tell” with your prayer partners, showing your (hopefully completed) master recruiting list, as well as your volunteer recruitment and development manual.

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