By Carlos V. Cornejo
God pays attention
to small things. We should too. When Christ did a miracle of multiplying the
loaves and fishes to feed five thousand people, he instructed his disciples to
gather the left-over food. “When they
all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, ‘Gather the pieces that are
left over. Let nothing be wasted.’ So,
they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley
loaves left over by those who had eaten.”
(John 6:12-13) In fact, God rewards generously those who take care of
the little things, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been
faithful over a little, I will set you over much: enter into the joy of your
master.” (Matthew 25:23)
Many people are not moving with God today simply because they
were not willing to take the small steps He placed before them. Let’s look at the number of young people who
have finished college in the Philippines for example. Statistics show that out of 100 who enter
elementary education both public and private schools in the Philippines only 14
would graduate with college degrees.
What happened to the rest? Is it
because of financial constraints? Public
education in the Philippines is almost free.
I think it’s more of an effort problem rather than a monetary one.
If you have received an invitation to get into a particular area
of expertise, you should leap at the opportunity—no matter how small. Successful people are those that grab the
opportunity that comes to them and never let it go until it bears fruit and
even make it grow further. Regina Brett,
the author of the best-selling book, “God Never Blinks” says, “Usually we know
the next step to take but it’s so small we don’t see it because our vision is
focused too far ahead, and all we can see is a scary leap of a small, simple
step. So, we wait. And wait.
And wait, as if the Master Plan will be revealed in a massive blueprint
rolled out like a red carpet at our feet. When in doubt do the next right
thing.” When life stares at you and
would ask you, “What are you going to do with your life?” The answer is do the next right thing and the
next. And before you know it, the series
of “doing the next right things” would have transformed your life.
For those who have stopped schooling for many years and are
having second thoughts of going back to school to finish a degree because they
are too old or have forgotten what they’ve learned long ago, should learn from
the example of Jesus Tiwan who went back to school to take up a college degree
at the age of 38 in Talisay City College.
Mang Tiwan never gave up on his dream of finishing a degree and
graduated last August 2022 at the age of 42 with a Bachelor’s Degree in
Elementary Education. Nobody is too old
to learn, and nobody is too old to finish a degree. Our bodies might become weak when we age, but
our thinking abilities can remain sharp when we decide to use the gray matter
inside our head to embark on a life of learning. It’s just a matter of doing the next right
thing.
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