Such is the way of a seed or yeast (today’s Gospel, Luke 13:18-21).
It is so easy to talk ourselves out of doing something, anything isn’t it?
We can so easily talk ourselves out of turning off the TV, walking away from our computer, setting down our phone or anything else that is keeping us from spending more time with our children or spouse away from technology.
And we can just as easily talk ourselves into one more cookie, one more level of our current on-line game or falling asleep without saying ‘Good Night’ to God.
I know I struggle with those same lousy habits. I can easily tell myself, ‘It doesn’t matter, it’s only one ____________ (fill in the blank). I’m going good enough’ as I continue on letting my emotions or feelings or current attitude decide my course of action rather than God’s will and my vocation as wife and mother.
Not that any of those single items are bad, but they aren’t always the best and I’ve been trying to challenge myself to choose ‘the better path’ rather than the easiest one for a few weeks now.
So, every morning I ask God to help me a little more – add a little more yeast to my day or plant another mustard seed in my heart. That little bit may turn into a decade of the rosary as I’m driving kids to and from. Or holding Matt’s hand for an small prayer of thanksgiving for our marriage and family before falling asleep. Even talking to one of my kids without either of us looking at a computer screen! Nothing huge, but a small choice of better rather than being content with good enough.
Little stuff that I know God will make into something as big as a mustard plant or as delicious as warm bread. I can do my little bit knowing God (who is so much bigger, stronger and loving than me) will make it yield one-hundred fold.
