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How Much Do You Have?

…for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.
Philippians 2:13

If you don’t have what you need to accomplish your dream, you may have the wrong dream - or the wrong plan! Jesus turned a boy’s lunch into a banquet for 5,000. That boy was in their midst; all the disciples had to do was find him. Don’t allow your ego to make you think all the answers must come through you, otherwise you’ll limit God. Just look for the ‘little’ that’s around or within you, then put it to work! Jesus didn’t turn the loaves and fish into a mountain of bread. No, He involves us in the process. Imagine seeing what’s in your hand multiply each time you give it away. God still works that way! In 2 Kings, Chapter 4, a minister’s wife was in trouble. The breadwinner had died, the bills had piled up, the creditors were taking her two sons to work off the debt. When she turned to Elisha he asked, "What do you have?" God always asks us that! She answered, "Just a little pot of oil." He replied, "Go borrow all the empty pots in town and start pouring oil into them; then sell the oil, pay off your debts, and live off the rest" [Paraphrase: 2Kings 4:1-7]. With God you always have enough to create what you need! God can do "immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us" (Ephesians 3:20). Start acknowledging what God has placed within you. Your resources are in your gifting, your tenacity, your relationships and your connection to Christ!

Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me always remember it is not how much I have but my willingness to be faithful and obedient to you in what it is you call me to do. In Jesus’ Name, Amen