"Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee."

                            -Deuteronomy 16:17 

Edmond Burke once said, "No one made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little." This means that no matter who you are, you can make a difference. It means that even if you aren't able to do much, what you can do is important and you are robbing yourself of countless blessings if you do nothing at all for fear of having little impact.

The truth is, none of us are able to do much on our own. I know of nobody who could single-handedly evangelize the entire world,  put an end to poverty, or even meet the needs of their own neighborhood entirely by themselves. In fact, I think that's the way God intended it to be. I mean if we could do all of that on our own, we'd be nearly helpless to the sin of pride - not to mention that the body of Christ is designed to operate as just that: a body, with each individual doing what they can.

The apostle Paul wrote in II Corinthians 8:12, "...if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not." In other words, if we are eager to do something for the Lord, God doesn't look down on us and think about how little we'd really be able to do; He looks at what we He can do through us, and when God is working through us there are no limits to what He might accomplish.


Perhaps God has been trying to use you, but you feel all too insignificant, not seeing how on earth you could ever accomplish what He is calling you to do. If you're in that boat, I know how you feel. In fact, I've been there myself. But just remember, where God ordains, He sustains. He wouldn't call you to do something if it wasn't possible. Do what you can, and God will make up the difference.

"One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost."

                            -John 6:8-9, 11-12