Many of us wake up with a burning desire to leave the world better than we found it. We want our lives to count for something, to be part of a story bigger than ourselves. However, when we look at the sheer scale of the problems around us—poverty, injustice, loneliness—it is easy to feel small and insignificant. We might think that unless we are leading a massive movement or donating millions, we aren't really making a difference. But in God's economy, the value of an action is not measured by its size, but by the love and faithfulness with which it is done.

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