I’ve had many people tell me that they do not have much with them to give for God. It could either be their talents, or time and effort; everything becomes insignificant when they look around and see other people doing “big” and “great” things.
Truth be told, and I’m sure you will agree with me on this, the world has instilled a concept of excellence in our minds, so much so, that we assume that if we need to succeed in life, or in anything for that matter, we need to be the best at what we do.
God, on the other hand, doesn’t work that way. He does not scrutinize what we give Him, rather he sees our hearts. If the world extracts the best out of you when it comes to success, the Lord expects a full heart in the little we do for Him; and the aforementioned success isn’t worldly either, but for the Kingdom of God.
I’ve always wondered about the story of the boy who gave up his dinner for Jesus Christ. (John 6:2-13). Vs. 6 says, “And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.”
Jesus knew very well of what He was going to do. The Lord saw the boy with the 5 loaves and 2 fishes even before he decided to give up his food.
We may have our doubts, just like how Andrew asked, “But what are they among many? ”We also know the verse which says, “is anything too hard for the Lord?”.
There is nothing too little you can give for the Lord when you give it with all your heart. If He can feed a multitude of people with just 5 loaves and 2 fishes, what can halt Him from using you for His Kingdom? How are you any different from that boy? Even more so since you are the Child of God having been washed by the blood of Christ!
That is not to say that He cannot work great things if you don’t submit yourself, because He can definitely use someone else in your place to carry out His will, but the plan of God to be routed through you will not be fulfilled.
If God, who has equipped you with everything good for doing His will (Heb 13:21), has done great things in your life with nothing you have done so far that you can boast about, how much more can He work in you what is pleasing to Him, with the little things that you can give Him!
Can we give a little bit of our time, our efforts, our abilities, our moments and our money with a full heart to the Lord?
May God help us in that.
Remember, God expects us to be faithful in the little things that He’s granted us with. How can we be entrusted with great things in the Kingdom of God when we are not able to handle those little things? I think of this life given to us as a training period for massive things to come and big duties to undertake.
So can we say that the ‘too little’ we give is ‘too much’ for the Lord? Well…let us just say it is more than enough as long as it is with all of our hearts.
But imagine how God the Father welcomes those who have surrendered their lives completely for His will! Who have laid down their lives for others and for Christ, who Himself, stands as our role model of how much we really ought to give.
Joel Jacob