It's A Small World After All

Some of you may remember the song, "It's a Small World After All."  I'm pretty sure the song is still played somewhere on the grounds of Disneyland and Disney World for those who are not familiar with it from "back in the day."

The longer I live, the more I realize the truth in those lyrics.  The world is a much smaller place than we think, and we are truly all connected to one another in ways in which we have no idea until everything starts to fall in place--or fall apart.

A "chance" encounter here, a timely word there and suddenly we are able to peer into God's world-wide web and discover that we have key people, places and things in common with individuals we would never have expected, or we find ourselves affected by those whom we never knew we were connected.

The more we step out in faith to do the things God has called us to, the more He connects us with someone who knows someone who knows someone who is key to accomplishing each of our divine assignments.  It's God's way of reminding us that our most important job is to say "yes" to Him and He will lead us and guide us through the rest.

Whenever we stop leaning on our own understanding and let God direct our paths, we find that answers to prayers can come from anywhere in the world, or from right around the corner.  It's all the same to God because time, distance and space are not barriers in God's eyes.  

The more we fully accept that it's a small world, after all, and that our great God is in charge of it, we can better accept that living in a small, small world means our problems must be even smaller than we thought -- especially since there is nothing new under the sun and nothing too hard for God.

With that in mind, we can stress a lot less over our "problems" because not only are they smaller than the small, small world in which we live, but because we know that "He's Got The Whole World in His Hands." I don't know about you, but knowing that "He's got you and me brother, in His hands...He's got you and me, sister, in Hands...." gives me the "Blessed Assurance" that enables me to slow down and take life "One Day at a Time."

BNcouraged!

Rev. Karen