“Give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.” (2 Corinthians 8:12)

There are times in life when it seems as though we are being called to do the impossible. By Jesus, of all people!

Case in point.  The miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fish as recorded in Mark 6:30-44.

A huge crowd has been swallowing every morsel of manna that came out of Jesus’ mouth for quite some time now.

The disciples recognize that soon that same crowd would be eager to gulp down portions of earthly food into their mouths.

They counsel Jesus that it is time to cut bait. “Send them away, so they can go to nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat.”

Jesus begs to differ. He says: “YOU give them something to eat.”

Their response? “That would take more than half a year’s wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”

They focus on what they do not have. Money to BUY food.

Jesus does not bother to address their objection. Instead he shifts their focus with this question: “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.”

Once they take their eyes off what they do not have and start looking for what they do have, their response changes as well.

“We have five loaves of bread and two fish.”

They don’t have the huge sum of money that they thought they’d needed. But they have a little bit of food that Jesus wanted.

As a matter of fact, he only asked for loaves. Not only did they find five loaves, but they also came up with two fish.

Funny, isn’t it, how when they started focusing on what they already had, they discovered that they had more than what they thought they had!

You see, Jesus did not expect them to come up with all that was needed to feed the crowd–which they clearly did not have.

He just wanted what they did have, so that he could use it as seed that could be multiplied to satisfy the multitude.

On the journey toward your destiny, you too may sense that Jesus is calling you to do the impossible. Like the disciples, you may wonder how you could ever fulfil that calling.

Sadly, satan can get you to focus on what you do not have. You can easily get discouraged, dispirited and even despondent.

The result? You give up on our dream. You conclude that it is impossible to achieve. Because you do not have all that it takes.

Today, Jesus wants to shift your focus from what you do not have to what you do have. Make a decision today to offer him what you have right now, however small and insignificant it may seem to you–the kernel of an idea, faith the size of a mustard seed, a small amount of money, an hour of your time, ____________ (please fill in the blanks).

Watch what He does with what you have. It will be nothing short of miraculous!