While Sonic the Hedgehog is the character most easily identified with Sega, he got off to a pretty inauspicious start… his original gaming debut wasn’t as the speedster with his own massive franchise, but as an ornament hanging from the rearview mirror in “Rad Mobile”,  a racing game you might not have ever even heard of before. But this was just the introduction for Sonic, who would move on from this “small beginning” to become a megastar in both the gaming world and the big screen… while nobody knew how big his destiny would be at the time, Sega let Sonic ride as a small part of a larger game before he walked and ran as the headliner of his own.

While the Lord often places big dreams in our hearts, the path to seeing our destinies come to fruition usually starts small… David was battling wild animals without an audience long before he faced Goliath on the battlefield, and even Jesus gave his first sermon in His local synagogue, not in front of the thousands He would minister to later on. Let’s avoid the temptation to look down on the developmental place that we’re currently in and embrace this place of “small beginnings”, knowing that He is forging our character as well as growing the skills we will need for the future. There are no “little things” in His kingdom, only roles that prepare us for the larger things ahead.

Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin. Zechariah 4:10a

If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities. Luke 16:10

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