Baby, it is COLD outside in Texas!

So I was making a gift for my best friend last night and I was excited when I came up with the idea. It is a simple idea but I still thought it was a cool gift. As I am making it, these self-doubt thoughts came into my head : "This is is so silly. What if she gets you something better and your gift looks stupid next to hers?" And I was on the verge of just buying her a starbucks giftcard, but it was as if the Holy Spirit came to me at that moment. It told me, "the time and effort you are putting into this gift shows how much you love your friend. It may not be worth as much in monetary value but if she is a true friend she will appreciate the time you put into this gift." Then today I thought about how this ties into ministry. I get frustrated sometimes when my patients only speak espanol and I am trying so hard to speak to them and I wonder if they think I am some pathetic white girl trying to attempt to speak Spanish. But I see how appreciative they are of my actions and my broken Spanish is enough for them and they so appreciate it. We may not be perfect in our ministries, but that is perfectly fine. It is the little acts of kindness that matter, not the big ones! Have a blessed day! Becca