the missing touch

I believe that everything in my life happens for a reason. I try to find reason in everything I do, and I also try to learn from it.


The other day I went out to dinner with my family. When preparing to put my coat back on after dinner I noticed a button had fallen off of my coat. While a lost button is not normally something to get excited about, these were fancy buttons that would be hard to replace and the coat was relatively new. As I began my search for my button I realized something. It wasn't until I had lost the button that I really began to see the significance one button had. Quite frankly, the button is the smallest part of the coat, and the smallest part is the most insignificant part, right? Wrong. In fact, some of the smallest parts of things are some of the most important...let's see a few examples:


The 3 smallest bones in your body are found in your ear...without them your balance wouldn't be the same. Balance is key to functioning normally.


Your pinky toe, although seemingly insignificant, is key in how you walk. If someone were to cut off your pinky toe, you'd have to learn to walk again.

What's another thing that you don't notice the signigificance of until it's gone? Maybe the hand of God? We wake up in the morning and go about our days....often forgetting the one who gave it to us. We get going and get lost in the to-dos of the day and worries....then who do we take them to? God. What's interesting is that the very one who tells us not to worry is who we take our worries to. And although we should take our cares and burdens to Christ--that's completely Biblical--what's funny is that we are told not to worry about tomorrow, what we will eat or drink...but we do (Matthew 6). So we get it about half right. And I'll admit that I am one of the worst at these commands. Like a button, when we lose that in-touchness with God or we go through a dry period of our lives, we realize just how important He is and how crucial He is. And although He isn't small like my other examples, He can fit inside your heart.

So take a second to acknowledge His significance in your life and the significance of all the 'tiny' blessings that without them would be huge things you miss...