Why Is There Never Enough?
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Intro
Intro
The biggest idol for many American’s is their appetite.
The biggest idol for many American’s is their appetite.
You can’t know what it’s like to be hungry when your appetite is always full.
You can’t know what it’s like to be hungry when your appetite is always full.
690 million people in the world are malnourished
The poorest 20% of Americans still make more than 68% of the world
When we trust Jesus with our resources, there will always be enough.
When we trust Jesus with our resources, there will always be enough.
10 When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida.
11 But the crowds found out where he was going, and they followed him. He welcomed them and taught them about the Kingdom of God, and he healed those who were sick.
12 Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said, “Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms, so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this remote place.”
13 But Jesus said, “You feed them.” “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. “Or are you expecting us to go and buy enough food for this whole crowd?”
14 For there were about 5,000 men there. Jesus replied, “Tell them to sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
15 So the people all sat down.
16 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people.
17 They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers!
Lessons About Resources
Lessons About Resources
1) Always be ready to answer the call of Jesus.
1) Always be ready to answer the call of Jesus.
7 Philip replied, “Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money to feed them!”
2) Never judge your problems based upon your resources.
2) Never judge your problems based upon your resources.
Nothing is too small or insignificant for God to use.
Nothing is too small or insignificant for God to use.
We focus too much on what we can’t do with what we don’t have when we should focus on what we can do with what we do have!
We focus too much on what we can’t do with what we don’t have when we should focus on what we can do with what we do have!
3) When we trust Jesus with our resources, there will always be enough.
3) When we trust Jesus with our resources, there will always be enough.
12 After everyone was full, Jesus told his disciples, “Now gather the leftovers, so that nothing is wasted.”
Why is there never enough?
Could it be that there is plenty and we are just wasting our resources?
What would it take for you to trust Jesus with all of your resources?