I enjoyed a story narrated by Minister Joel Osteen… where he talked about “a traveler who hiked for many miles across the Desert Mountains. His water supply was gone, and he knew that if he didn’t find water soon, he would surely die. In the distance, he noticed an abandoned cabin and hoped to find some water there. Once he made it to the cabin, he discovered an old well. Then he noticed a tin can tied to the pump, with a note inside.
The note said
Dear stranger:
This water pump is in working condition, but the pump needs to be primed in order for the water to come out. Under the white rock, I buried a jar of water, out of the sun. There’s enough water in the jar to prime the pump, but not if you drink any first. When you are finished, please fill the jar and put it back as you found it for the next stranger who comes this way. ~end of note.
Just like this hiker, sometimes you have to be willing to pour in everything you have before you can see God’s increase flowing in your life. You have to be willing to trust that you can tap into His deep, abundant supply of resources.
You have so much untapped potential on the inside—gifts, creativity, ideas. But those treasures will lie dormant for a lifetime, just like the water in that well, unless you are willing to take what you have and prime the pump. Use your gifts, and put your faith into action. ”
Many of us are like that traveler…
Many people in this economy are unemployed, yet there are many jobs out there – the problem is… people don’t want ‘those’ jobs. Sometimes in life, God’s blessings come in ‘interesting’ packages. It might be that Sales job, or that Service job, or that Trucker job or that Ditch Digging job that holds the key to a yet greater opportunity.
Daisy Says: When you pour in what you have, God will pour in so much more than you can ask think or imagine!
