What's in Your Hands?

Mark 6:35-42

In this story, the disciples were tired. They really wanted to be left alone. That’s why they had all gone across the lake in the first place! Yet when they got there they were met by a multitude. Knowing Jesus as they did, they resigned themselves to trying to maintain crowd control, while the Master taught. When it started getting late, their patience with it all had come to an end. They went to Jesus and said, “Send them away, to go into the …villages and buy themselves something to eat.” But Jesus responded, “You give them something to eat.”

Have you ever felt God telling you to do something, and you know that in many ways it just didn’t make sense? At the beginning of 2010, that is where Tony and I found ourselves. I mean, who in their right mind, at almost 50 years of age would want to adopt 2 children, and take on that responsibility of making a home and family for them? We already have added 1 young son to the mix, just trying to do all that he needs, wears us out. I’m sure people will hear of this and think we are just nuts!

Yet here I sit. Knowing with all my heart that this is the road we are to walk down. It really doesn’t matter if it makes sense to anyone else. It really doesn’t matter if it even makes sense to me! The only thing that matters is that I know beyond a shadow of doubt that this is what God has for us to do. 
So when the frustrations come, and the weariness is about to overtake me, I look back, and I trace the hand of God in every step that we have taken along this road. Every time when doors could have closed, but instead they were flung open wide. Why? Because that was the hand of God! God is faithful, and when he calls us to something, he gives us everything we need to accomplish it! All we have to do is be willing to take that step. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 says, “He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.”

The disciples already had everything they needed to feed the crowd, they just needed the faith to step up and use what had been placed in their hands.

What is God asking you to do? Is there a multitude he is asking you to feed? Are you willing to give back to him, what he has placed in your hands and watch him do it?

"Dear Father, Your ways are not our ways, and your thoughts are not our thoughts. I come to you today, and place my life in your hands and everything that you have given to me. Use me to bring glory and honor to your name. You have called me to this and you are faithful, you will surely do it."