Day 49
Last night I was reading a book by Dan Kennedy on secrets to being successful. It’s a book that’s strictly based on business concepts, not biblical, but it’s still a good read and very interesting. He used an analogy in the book that I thought was awesome. He was using it to emphasize the unlimited supply of money and resources for someone that opens their mind. But I immediately saw the implications in God’s unlimited resources and abilities.
Here’s how he explained it. Imagine that 3 people go to the beach in order to scoop up water from the sea. One goes with a spoon, the other with a large bucket and yet another with an empty tanker truck. They all take all the sea water that their equipment will hold and they could have taken as much as they wanted. One walks away with only a spoonful while another has a truckful. Was the ocean depleted in any way by what any of them took away from it? Of course not! It was so small compared to the ocean’s supply, that the ocean was completely unaffected. The supply was only limited by the mind of those that chose to take from it. And it’s the same with God. Sometimes I fail to take everything to the Lord in prayer. I think I can handle it myself or it’s too insignificant to pray about. But I wondered how often I have limited God’s resources or His abilities by not going to Him for help. Just like in the story of the ocean, do I go with a spoon or with a truck to draw from God all that He has to offer? And no matter how much I take from His guidance and wisdom, there’s plenty more left and plenty more for others to use. I can’t use up all that God has to give. It’s about time I lay down the spoon and start backing up the truck!
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