240821 Little Things

 Little Things 

I got a pebble in my shoe
Though was a tiny thing
It caused a bruise upon my heel
And oh, such pain did bring 

Was walking on a windy day
Got speck of sand in eye
Was almost too small to be seen 
But surely made me cry

A dear one was upset with me
Harsh words - said one or two
The sting of then, hard to forget
Though we began anew

A little fib seems no big deal
No harm in a white lie
Till it becomes a habit
And the fibs just multiply

Ofttimes, it's just a little thing
That can throw you off track
Yet, all those small things added up
Can break the camel's back 

And sometimes little things grow big
Creating quite a mess
For most don't simply go away
When they are not addressed 

Pebble must be removed from shoe
The sand washed out of eye
Harsh words need an apology 
The truth, replace a lie 

The devil knows this principle 
So that's how he begins
Whispers to you his little lies
Compromises lead to sins

He gets you to take little steps 
Along his crooked path
Till turn around and gaze upon
Sin's dreadful aftermath

Conversely, there are little things 
That lead the other way
The righteous choices that you make 
To hear God and obey

The little nudgings Spirit gives
Lead to right things you do
Little by little changes
That are Christ transforming you

So, don't ignore the little things
Those bringing joy or strife
Little pieces of big picture 
That make up this precious life

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