This story is true and can be applied to our life, the Bible also mentioned this fact and it is written: Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom. Song of Songs 2:15 NIV
The adult foxes do not destroy the vineyard, they just catch the grapes and live but the small ones make the vineyard to die and fall to the point it cannot be restored again.
Likewise we have small things in our lives that if we live it there it will destroy our happiness. This story can be applied for our spiritual life, marriage and even health life.
Spiritual life: Some people judge themselves very holy, they do not kill, commit adultery or still but they have small things that are so harmful and dangerous for their salvation as the other sins. A person can become spiritually powerless when they lie, gossip, slander, judge others, lust and so on. Some Christians down look those things as not important and nevertheless, they do not know why they are living in total chaos. There is no such thing as “small sins and bigger sins”, sins are sins and the Bible dos not classified it differently.
Marriage: We can notice that this verse was writing on the book of Songs of Songs. This book is a portrait of a Christian marriage life between King Solomon and his wife. There are small foxes in marriage life that can destroy it over the time. As I have mentioned, the small foxes do not just catch the grapes, it destroys the vineyard day by day until it dies and fall. Likewise, there are small daily things in marriage that if unrepaired will end up in divorce, separation or coldness between the couple. It can be disrespect, negligence, misunderstanding, bad jokes, and coldness among others. We have to daily catch the small foxes that can destroy our marriage/family by means of prayers and being watchful because the Bible says: Watch and pray. Matthew 26:41 NIV
Health: Some people just decide to take care of themselves when there is a bad news from the doctor. They like to drink and eat whatever they want without care of their heart, kidneys, liver, blood and etc. I have seen people with high blood pressure doing and eating anything they want until they are struck with stroke. We have also to catch the small foxes that can make us sick and week.
God is a God of details, and He pays attention to the small things, the Bible warn us to be faithful on the little things when it says: “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much”. Luke 16:10 NIV
Therefore we should not neglect the little things and by doing so we will protect the vineyard of our lives.
God Bless you
