The Little Foxes

 For quite awhile, the right-hand door of this old wardrobe

needed a folded paper jammed in its crack to hold it closed.

It was a "little" thing that we put off fixing.

Recently, my husband installed this magnet (above).

How WONDERFUL not to be constantly attending to the loose door.

Why DIDN'T we do it sooner?

 And this "small" thing...

How handy it's been!  A place to hang shirts when they come out of the dryer

and for guests' coats when the coat closet is already full.

(It can be removed if/when I think it to be an eyesore.)

Attention to the "small" things is so critical in my personal life, I've found.

The "little foxes" have potential for both  good AND for bad.

 Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.

(Song of Solomon 2:15)

The first hint of a selfish, sinful thought or desire;

the "little" departure from truth;

the "small" conformity to the world;

for me, the first bite of chocolate!

WhatEVER trips me up in pursuing God's plan and purpose 

for my good and His glory must be "caught" and dealt with.

And the "small" thing  which He prompts me to pursue

I will similarly and joyfully do! 

If not, my vineyard may be ruined.

(What "little fox" has made a difference in YOUR "vineyard" recently?)