Remember the little boy that brought his lunch and gave it to Jesus? (John 6:1-15) What if he had kept his bread for himself? He would have filled his belly and been satisfied. Instead, he gave it to Jesus to do with it what He pleased.
He allowed Jesus to use his offering, in spite of how he felt, to minister to others. In essence, even at his young age, this young man was thinking of the BIG PICTURE.
In the same way, God can use our lives. He will take what we give Him, even our sadness, our heartache, and our fears and losses, and transform them to help many. How He does it, I will never know, but I have seen it, and I believe it's true.
Sometimes in our trials we are able to tell of God's love and faithfulness in ways and with a depth that we would not otherwise have. We can be the HANDS and FEET and WORDS that are a testimony of His power and His grace.
I know that in my own life, I have needed to see God lived out in the lives of others to help me with my hurt, and the testimony of one who has walked through suffering and trusted God is a powerful one, indeed.
These are the people who can speak to our hearts because they have been there and have a testimony to share afterward. They are authentic and open. They have allowed God to use their brokenness to provide healing to others.
God is sovereign. You may be looking at the rubble of your own brokenness today and wondering "what can be salvaged from this?" Remember Who is in control.
- Psalms 147:2-5 says "The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. he heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit."
Perhaps God is asking you to present your brokenness to Him today. What is broken in your life that He will use to feed the multitude? You just never know. Trust Him to work His miraculous power in your life, just as He did with what the little lad was willing to place in His hands.
