If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?” – Esther 4:14 (NLT)

The account in the Bible of Esther is amazing. However, it can be really easy to read her accounts in the Bible and long to do something big for God. But then you begin to wonder, how do I start? And what should I do?

We can see from the life of Esther that she just did what she saw she could do. She saw that she could go talk to the king about the situation that the Jews were facing. And Esther did it, even though she was a little nervous about it.

The same is true for you. Often doing something BIG for God starts by doing something SMALL you can see to do. Big things don’t always start big. They start as you are willing to take one little step that you can see in front of you.

That’s what Esther did. She did what she could see to do in her life to help her people. And that small thing (talking to the king) turned into the exact thing her people needed to be rescued.

So today, don’t be discouraged if what you see to do in front of you looks small. Just do the step you see to do. As you do, the small thing turns often turns into a big thing.

They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb. – Psalm 19:10 (NIV)

What’s something in your life that you wouldn’t trade for any amount of money? Is there something special your grandma gave to you? A great memory you have with your dad? What is that one thing that is really precious to you?

In today’s Bible verse, it describes the Bible in that way. It says that it is more precious than gold.

Why? Because the Bible describes to us the meaning of life. It gives us clues to our value, and our purpose. Without the Bible, we’d be helpless and without hope.

The Bible is precious because it’s a book like no other. It is God speaking to us. It’s truth. In every situation you face, God’s word has the answer you need. So if you haven’t, get into it. Learn from it and let God’s word become more precious to you than anything else.

Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. – Galatians 6:7 (NIV)

If we’re not careful, we will spend lots of time seeking external things to make our flesh happy. It’s easy to value material things over the people around us. Or put a priority on how we look over developing a relationship with God.

When we live to fulfill our own flesh’s happiness, it’s like we’re feeding a need that can never be met. You never obtain happiness by feeding your flesh.

Instead, consider what you’re sowing each day. Are you sowing seeds of kindness to those around you who are hurting? Do you choose to seek friendships with others over obtaining yet another material thing?

The Bible tells us that we will harvest what we plant. We might not see it today or tomorrow, but the seeds we plant make a difference in our future.

So today, take a realistic look at the seeds you’re planting. Are they seeds that will produce a good harvest in the future?

since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. – Romans 1:19 (NIV)

We can often feel fearful about sharing our faith with others. If you’re like me, you probably don’t think that you know enough. You might feel like you don’t have all the answers to the questions that someone might ask you, so out of fear, you stay quiet and don’t speak up for Jesus.

Maybe you wonder whether your sharing might turn someone off to Jesus because you can’t answer all their questions.

First of all, don’t let the things you don’t know stop you. You will never know it all. And there will always be a question you don’t know the answer to. But be honest when you’re talking to someone about Jesus and tell them you’ll find the answer out and get back to them.

Secondly, you don’t need to know all the answers. Simply share God’s word with them. That’s the best answer to any question they might have. The word of God is powerful.

Finally, don’t be afraid to share your faith with others, because deep down, they know God is real. Today’s Bible verse shows us that people know God is real in their hearts. So don’t be afraid to share your faith with others. Trust God’s word to do the work, and be bold to share your faith to a world that needs Jesus.

How often do the little lies come to you? Maybe you feel like you’re not worth enough. Perhaps thoughts that you haven’t done enough or just that God is mad at you for some reason. Those thoughts come at times and we all struggle with them from time to time.

The goal is when you have any thought of any kind that is contrary to what the Bible says is to recognize it for what it is. It’s a lie. And know that even though your emotions might not line up right away, replace that lie with God’s truth.

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. ³ For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. – Colossians 3:2-3 (NIV)

In today’s verse, we’re challenged to put our minds on things above. So when those lies come that tell us we’re not enough or get us to question God’s word, we just determine to not spend time thinking about those things.

Instead, begin to replace those with God’s truth. This is because of what Jesus did, sin no longer has any hold on you. And walk then in the freedom Jesus provided you. Walk free from fear, condemnation, and any other thing that would cause you to doubt your worth or value to God.