Feeling Small?

Feeling Small?

Have you ever had that feeling that you are just too small?  You walk through the halls and everyone runs into because you are too short.  You try to get on an amusement park ride, but you are too little.  The adults are having “adult conversation,” and they ask you to leave the room.  Or maybe, you really want to apply for a job but they would never hire you.  Did you finally get enough courage to ask out a girl, and then she rejected you in front of all your mates?  Whether you are physically short or just feel small on the inside we all experience times of belittling when we lose confidence and we feel ourselves shrinking away from a situation.

There once was a man named Zacchaeus who was too short to see a parade that was going by, and he really wanted to see the main attraction.  Even though he was rich and wealthy, out of his determination, he decided to climb a tree to see this man they called Jesus coming by in the parade.  Lots of people were talking about him and the miracles he had performed. Finally, he made it to the top of the tree and just as caught a glimpse at this man, Jesus turned around looked up into the tree at Zacchaeus and called for him to come down.  Out of everyone there at the parade, Jesus decided he would be staying at his Zacchaeus house for dinner.

  

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There are a lot of obstacles in life that we face- weather it be physical ones or mental ones because of what others think or say about you.  Jesus chose to stay at Zacchaeus house not only because of his determination, but also to show others that it doesn’t matter who you are but rather what you want to become.  Zacchaeus was a sinner, a cheat, and a thief, and everyone knew it.  However Jesus knew that Zacchaeus was capable of more.  Zacchaeus changed his ways and become an honorable man.

Do you believe in yourself? Do you allow your smallness to dictate how you live or do you rise above it?  Jesus sees more in you than you see in yourself.  Maybe it’s time for him to call round to your heart, and help you live a life of greatness!

Prayer: Jesus I know that I live my life too small.  Help me to be courageous despite what others say and do and live a life only for you!