1954 A popular singer, Kitty Fallen, recorded a song that was instantly loved. It was entitled Little Things Mean a Lot. It was a touching song of love and the need for love. While this is a secular song, I realized a very significant spiritual parallel.
The song speaks of a love that transcends the” big” and focuses completely on the “small.” Little things do mean a lot! However, our heavenly Father blesses us daily with the big and the small.
Here are a few stanzas of the song that may be interpreted in a spiritual sense as a prayer for love and an assurance:
Give me your hand when I have lost the way. Give me your”shoulder”to cry on. Whether the day is bright or gray, give me your “heart” to rest on. Send me the warmth of a “Secret smile”, to show me you haven’t forgot. Forever and ever, now and forever, “little things” mean a lot.
As believers we are too prone to focus our attention on the big-ticket items and to overlook the small…. the last car payment-— the mortgage — the cost of last year’s vacation — junior’s braces— mother’s surgery. All provided for by our Heavenly Father.
But what about the small things that you take for granted?…… the motorists that stopped to help you when you had a flat tire— the note your daughter left for you that said, “I love you”—- when you were hurting the boss said,” take the day off”— the phone call from a friend that encouraged you. Be thankful for the big-ticket items, but it is the small things, the unexpected, that brighten the day.
The Bible is very clear on this issue: ” In” everything” give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” (First Thessalonians 5-18)
Did you know that it takes a minimum of 10 muscles to produce a smile, but it takes only 6 muscles to produce a frown. This is one instance where greater is better than lessor.
Take a moment now and think about the little things that mean a lot to you, thank your Heavenly Father for them and then share them with someone who needs encouragement.
Kitty Fallon was correct, little things do mean a lot.