Loaves and fishes

Jesus, in one of His most practical moments, had a need to feed 5,000 people - and He delegated the task to His disciples, but all they could think of was to send everyone home. That was not His objective.

In work life, we are often asked to do what seems impossible, but is still unavoidable. It has to be done, for it is in line with some or other stated objective, but we lack the resources to do it. The word "resources" is used deliberately here, because that is what we would say in a corporate environment when we refer to funds, people or human resources, time, etc.

Well, an amazing thing happened when a young boy offered a few fishes and some loaves of bread. In his simplistic mind, He just responded to the need and made a contribution. He was not impaled by the size of the task, he just felt the need to contribute, to do what he could. Jesus had the bigger picture in mind, and multiplied the boy's small contribution into more than enough - indeed even the crumbs were enough to feed the multitude. It also helps to not worry about the big picture - as the organisation (or church or nation) is always bigger than the individual. 

You may not ever change the world, but you can make a difference and change can start with you - but who knows how God will multiply your seemingly insignificant contribution.

  

We are often put off from doing anything, because we can't possibly do everything, but doing something is always better than doing nothing. Yet a contribution, however small, is all it often takes to start the contagion that brings about a bigger result.  

We are also often weighed down by the demands of a jo or role and we try so hard to hold it together, but in God's hands that job or role is His provision and for His glory - all He asks is that you steward it and it will carry you rather than you carry it.

(c) Peter Eleazar @ www.groundwon.blogspot.com