Following up from last week’s post, I am again sharing from Steven Bartlett’s book, The Diary of a CEO, with the following quote:
The smallest seeds of today’s negligence will bloom into tomorrow’s biggest regrets.
Big regrets rarely being with big decisions. It’s easy to overlook the tiny choices that shape our future. Skipping what matters today may not hurt now – but it grows roots that can choke tomorrow’s dreams. Every small act of negligence – a skipped prayer, an unspoken apology, a delayed dream – plants a seed. Over time, these seeds grow roots. They don’t stay small, they become the regrets that weight us down in the future.
The Danger of Small Neglect
Neglect rarely begins as rebellion – it starts with small compromises – skipping prayer, ignoring rest, sleeping late, extra cheat days, delaying forgiveness. Over time, these grow into habits that harden our hearts and blur our focus.
Song of Solomon 2:15 – Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards
The Power of Daily Faithfulness
God calls us to be diligent in the small and ordinary. Small acts of obedience – reading His Word, showing kindness, staying discipline – are what prepare us for greater things. The habits we form today, will lead us to our future self. Faithfulness is built in the small moment – the prayers whispered in tiredness, the kindness extended when no one returns it, the obedience that feels unseen.
Luke 16:10 – Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much.
Redeeming what we’ve Neglected
Even when we’ve let things slip, God can redeem our wasted time and renew our strength when we turn back to HIm. Restoration begins with repentance and a fresh commitment to act today, not someday.
Joel 2:25 – I will restore to you the years that the locusts have eaten.
My Invitation
This is my invitation to you today: do not allow our small neglects today to grow into big regrets in our future. If we have been neglecting something important – prayer, purpose, calling – it’s not too late. Start again today.
Because regrets begin small – but so do miracles!