Daily Journal: 14 November

Walk in Quiet Confidence

How often do we face a day and think, I need more capacity? I don’t have enough in my tank to meet the demands of today.

That’s when we look to the Lord and thank God for what He’s given us. He is able to multiply what we have so that it will be more than enough.

Matthew 14:15-16 (NCV)

When it was evening, his followers came to him and said, “No one lives in this place, and it is already late. Send the people away so they can go to the towns and buy food for themselves.”

But Jesus answered, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

They said to him, “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish.”

Jesus said, “Bring the bread and the fish to me.” Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish and, looking to heaven, he thanked God for the food. Jesus divided the bread and gave it to his followers, who gave it to the people. All the people ate and were satisfied. Then the followers filled twelve baskets with the leftover pieces of food.

People often push work away to someone else. No one wants to take the burden. No one wants to take responsibility. But we are called. We don’t need to push things away, or to push people away. We are there to provide what is needed because we are Christ Jesus’ hands and feet. We are called to step into the gap, not over it or around it.

We are His workmanship. There will always be enough capacity as we walk. We may not see it or feel it in advance, but as we walk, God moves ahead to make the rough places smooth, to put the right people in place, to give us what we need. All we need is the right heart. All we need is to position ourselves in that space and make ourselves available.

Walk in quiet confidence.

As we lift what we have up to the Lord, we thank Him for what He's given us, for where He's placed us and for the people around us. We take what we have and we pray we will be a blessing to those around us and God will use whatever we give and multiply it to fulfil His calling. We surrender the work of our hands and the words of our mouth to be acceptable and pleasing to Him. We ask Him to place the right people around us and to make all things work together for good. As we bring all that we have, we ask Him to move through us, to give us His power and strength, His grace and wisdom. We know that as we look to His counsel, the fruit of His Spirit will be effective in us.

2 Corinthians 1:21 (AMP)

Now it is God who establishes and confirms us [in joint fellowship] with you in Christ, and who has anointed us [empowering us with the gifts of the Spirit];

When you do this, do you receive His anointing to do every good thing that He has for you to do?

Lord, we ask your will be done in our lives to produce and establish whatever you have marked out for us. We know it isn't up to us, it's up to you. Help us to be willing and obedient to see what you see.