I am currently reading Steven Bartlett’s book, The Diary of a CEO. I am in the chapter for Law 19, You Must Sweat the Small Stuff, and this one sentence jumped at me:
It’s an unfortunate reality of life that things that are easy to do are also very easy not to do.
This is so true! There are so many easy things that we can do – say a kind word, write an encouraging message, compliment someone, pray a few minutes, journaling, call someone – yet it is just as easy for us not to do it. I guess it is because it is easy to do – that it also becomes easy not to do.
Steve Bartlett believes in sweating the small stuffs. It’s because the small easy things that we do, or not do, have compounding effect. You won’t see it today or tomorrow – but it will eventually catch up with you, and you will see the compounding effects of all the easy actions you did, or did not do.
Small Steps Build Great Foundations
God values faithfulness in the small things. It’s often the unseen, easy-to-overlook daily actions that build the strongest spiritual and personal foundations. Even God sweats the small stuffs!
Luke 16:10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much.”
Neglect Has Consequences
The danger of “easy not to do” is that neglect doesn’t show its effects immediately, hence easily ignored. Skipping prayer once feels harmless. Putting off a healthy choice seems minor. But over time, these small “nos” accumulate into a missed harvest. Some of our health problems stem from years (or decades) of unhealthy habits or lifestyle choices.
Galatians 6:7 “A man reaps what he sows.”
Choose Faithful Consistency Over Occasional Intensity
Grand gestures are inspiring, but daily consistency transforms lives. It’s in the quiet, repeated choices that character and destiny are shaped. It is the consistent small gains that will bring great reward.
James 1:22 “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”
My Invitation
This is my invitation to you today: reflect on the small easy to do actions that you’ve been “meaning to do” – go do it consistently, and see how your future can change for the better.