It is very easy for us to want to do the next big thing. We begin searching for resources externally, and most times we forget to look inward for what we are already able to draw out.
Today, I took a walk into the book of Luke 9:13:
Luke 9:13 (GNB)
“But Jesus said to them, ‘You yourselves give them something to eat.’
They answered, ‘All we have are five loaves and two fish. Do you want us to go and buy food for this whole crowd?’”
In that moment, I felt like the disciples. How could I possibly feed such a large crowd? I would run up and down looking for what I do not have, emphasizing my lack, while forgetting what I already possess.
Even when the Master says, “Give them something to eat,” my response would be, “But what do I have?” Yet when Jesus gives an instruction, it is because He has already seen the bigger picture.
Most of the time, our prayer should be:
“Lord, help me see from Your perspective. Help me see the way You see, hear the way You hear, and think the way You think.”
So that when there is a crowd to feed, I will look inward and believe that right inside of me is the miracle seed.
In moments when we feel we have nothing to give and we are looking to God for a “big bang” strategy, He is saying to us, “You, give them something to eat.”
Our first thought is often, “If I can just get this… If I can get that degree… If I can reach out to this person, then I will succeed.” But God is saying, “I have invested so much inside of you. If only you would look within.”
There is so much you can give to this generation. If you will acknowledge what you consider “little,” God is able to give you the strategy for building and expansion.
Sometimes we want the next instruction, but it does not come because we have failed to acknowledge what we already have.
Can you look within you?
Have you truly looked within?
Let this be our prayer:
“Lord, may I always see what I am able to give to a generation.”
Stay revived!
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