Start Where You Are

For who has despised the day of small things.
Zechariah 4:10

Everything big starts with something small; all God needs is something to start with! Have you ever noticed what the disciples said to Jesus just before He fed the 5,000?
Listen: "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves, and two small fish, but what are they among so many?" (John 6:9).
Is that how you feel today? The challenge is too big and you're too small. Notice, the miracle of provision only began when they took what they had and put it into the Master's hands. As long as you try to claim or control it, it will always be limited. But the moment you make what you have available to God, it'll begin to multiply. Imagine, just a boy's lunch - all God needs is something to start with.
The prophet Zechariah wrote, "Do not despise this small beginning, for the eyes of the Lord rejoice to see the work begin" ( Zechariah 4:10).
Don't be afraid to take small steps. Just make them steps of faith and God will work with you.

Jesus said, "I will build my church" ( Matthew 16:18). Build it with what? Twelve flawed people just like you. But when He poured Himself into them He was so concentrated in them that if just two of them got together they could turn any town upside down. "But I have so many weaknesses," you say. We all come to the Lord damaged and in need of repair. The good news is, you can be strong in certain areas and struggling in others, yet God will still use you.