Be Faithful in the Small

The devotion book I am currently reading talks about how you have to be faithful in the small things. Both in spiritual and physical things. Personally, I have a horrible time with being faithful in the small things. No wonder I usually can't read my Bible every day - I can't even ware my retainers ever night!
This brings about the old argument between child and parent when said child wants to get her [or his] license. I remember one of my friends parents once saying, "if you can't even make your bed, how am I supposed to let you drive a car?" Every time my own mom would say something to this effect, I would blow it off, thinking its just a simple thing, when I get to drive, it's so much more dangerous and I'll be able to handle it - take it more seriously.
This brings me to God and what he wants from our lives. Sometimes it takes small things to then create a ripple effect and cause big things. Yet, why would God entrust us with something as big as possibly carrying his name to thousands of people, when we can't even carry it to a single person within our own youth group? [that was just an example] Sometimes God gives us small tasks [dare I say, seeming to be insignificant tasks] but all of those tasks are working with his final plan for our lives and for the lives of others. And it's God were talking about here, our Creator, Father and Savior - we owe everything to Him. How do we so easily ignore the small things he wants us to do?
I think one of my main problems with doing the small things for God, is that I wasn't listening. I hadn't taken the time to listen to him regularly so I didn't even have a clue what his "voice" sounded like. I'm pretty sure I know what his voice sounds like now :] But its still a challenge to listen to him day and night - I never know when he will reveal something to me or show me someone who is in need. Sometimes I feel that I'm so bursting with His calling in my life that I want to skip all the small things and just get out there and DO something great! But greatness is not achived over night. And something great can't happen without a foundation, no matter how small or insignificant that foundation seems.
Lord, I ask that you remind your Children that they can do all things through You. But that they must not over-look the small and insignificant.
- Sveta