Don't Sweat The Small Stuff, Even When It Doesn't Seem So Small!

A lesson I was fortunate to learn long ago was don't sweat the small stuff and most stuff is small, even if you didn't realize it at the time.  I think this passage of Scripture illustrates that.

2 Chronicles 25:5-10(NKJV)

5Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together and set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, according to their fathers’ houses, throughout all Judah and Benjamin; and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them to be three hundred thousand choice men, able to go to war, who could handle spear and shield. 

6He also hired one hundred thousand mighty men of valor from Israel for one hundred talents of silver. 

7But a man of God came to him, saying, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel—not with any of the children of Ephraim. 

8But if you go, be gone! Be strong in battle! Even so, God shall make you fall before the enemy; for God has power to help and to overthrow.”

9Then Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what shall we do about the hundred talents which I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God answered, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this.” 

10So Amaziah discharged the troops that had come to him from Ephraim, to go back home. Therefore their anger was greatly aroused against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.

Before I get to my point I have a question.  David got into big trouble for counting his men.  Why didn't King Amaziah?  I haven't figured out the difference yet.  Oh well, on to my point.

OK so the King hires some mercenaries to be part of his military and pays them 100 talents.  Man of God tells the King not to take the mercenaries with him.  King says OK but what about the money I already paid????

Seemed like a pretty big deal at the time.  What was the answer from the man of God? 

"The Lord is able to give you much more that this."

Do you believe that?  I certainly do!  Why?  Because I have seen it happen over and over and over again in my own life.   No mater what the situation is, if you are working on behalf of God with His direction, even when things go wrong or don't really seem to be working out, just trust Him.  That is where faith comes in.  Just trust Him.  God will work it out in due time and it will be so much better than what you gave up or thought you had lost.

Faith is an amazing journey.  Give it a try!