When we visited our grandchildren recently, we gave each a Lego set, because little boys love Legos—or at least, ours do. The seven-year-old built his set, then immediately took it apart and built it again. And again. To him, building was the best part. Later he was showing his younger brother how to put it together. He held up a small red Lego piece. “The whole car begins with this one little piece,” he explained. From there he followed the 50+ steps in the instructions until the race car was again complete.
What wisdom, I thought. So often, when faced with a new project, I become overwhelmed by the number of details and the amount of effort it entails. How can I possibly complete such a task? Sometimes I give up before even starting. But every construction, business plan, or personal project begins with one little piece, one small action. By breaking the task down into a series of small steps—and bathing each one in prayer—what seems impossible at first becomes doable.
Are you facing something today that seems overwhelming? Can you find one small action that you can do—and then build on that?
