More small stuff
I've been thinking a lot about the importance of small things in a marriage for the last couple of days because Minding the Little Things was the topic of this week's marriage class at church. I had to think about this week's lesson in particular more than the others because our pastor was out of town and asked me to lead the class for that evening, so I had to appear knowledgeable. The lesson (not written by me) contained some excellent points:
- Little things can grow into huge things—"He put another parable before them, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.'" Matt. 13:31–32 (ESV)
- A small thing can spread itself throughout something larger—"He told them another parable. 'The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.'" Matt. 13:33
- Actions define feelings, not the other way around—"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matt. 6:21
These points apply to negative things as well as positive things. A tree that can survive hundreds of years through hurricanes, wars, fires, freezes, and droughts can fall to termites. It's important, then, to make sure the positive things in a marriage far outweigh the negatives.
