When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?  There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? John 6:5-13

Don’t Be Discouraged

Previously, I mentioned to step into your God Moment, you have to participate. Secondly, don’t let others discourage you from your God moment. You might ask, “Why would God want to use me? Surely, there are others who are more talented, smarter, wealthier, or who even have more credentials than I.” Kinda like the disciples, right? Of course, the disciples followed Jesus, saw Jesus perform miracles, heard His teachings, ate and prayed with Him, and so much more. And yet, at that moment in John 6:5, they couldn’t believe that Jesus could produce a miracle on behalf of the people. In fact when Jesus told the disciples to feed the people, the disciples responded:

“This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away…” Matt 14:15

“Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money* to feed them!” John 6:7

In addition to all this, Peter’s response about the five loaves and two fishes was pretty negative. He responded, “What good is that going to do?”

Again, the disciples approached this challenge with limited thinking. They couldn’t see how their own abilities could meet the demand. But God wasn’t asking from them what they could not do; He was asking them to simply believe. They missed their opportunity to step into a God moment. Yet in that instant, the one who had the willingness to a make a difference was the one that Jesus called upon – the little boy.

So don’t let others put limits on what you can do or what you can believe God for. To step into a God moment, requires child like faith. This means you are not focused on what you can’t do but rather what God wants to do through you. Then leave it up to God to perform the miracle.