I have shared with many of you before my struggle with how I can be used by God. There isn't anything extraordinary about me...no real talent or skill that stands out. I am who I am, and though I accept and appreciate that God created me as I am, I often wonder how He could use someone small as me. What can I contribute or give?...and then I read 2Kings 4:42-44...
I have been studying 2Kings for a while it seems, and just am trying to work my way through it, but last night these verses really hit me. The story is similar to the feeding of the multitude with bread and fish, but as I read this scripture I really grasped that nothing is too small when God is involved.
2Kings 4:42-44 states, "A man came from Baal Shalishah, bringing the man of God twenty loaves of barley bread baked from the first ripe grain, along with some heads of new grain. "Give it to the people to eat," Elisha said.
"How can I set this before a hundred men?" his servant asked. But Elisha answered, "Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the LORD says: 'They will eat and have some left over.' " Then he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD."
It was a small amount of food...a small amount that was given to the people. Elisha's servant doubted that this small amount would be able to feed a hundred men. But the Lord commanded that it be given to the people and as it was, there was more than enough. More than enough! God took something small and made it more than enough!
Why do I doubt God's power? Why do I question what He can use? I read this scripture and am reminded that nothing is too small to be used by God. When we give Him all we have...When we give Him all of ourselves...no matter how small we think it might be...
He makes it more than enough!
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3 comments:
Thank you for sharing this. With God all things are possible!
Jason
This is such a good reminder for all of us. We're here for a purpose, even if we can't see that purpose right now. It's all in God's time. And God's timing is perfect.
what a great post! it is so hard to trust when we can't see the whole picture. however, if we could see the whole picture, would it really be trusting?...and would we even want to see the whole picture? how fun it is to experience each day as it comes, each feeling as it comes, and know the Lord is working in you! i can definitely see him working in you and molding you into a person who will do great things! love you tons and tons!!
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