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“The miracle is in the breaking.”

A thought by Christine Caine from her book, Unstoppable: Running the Race You Were Born To Win (p. 43).Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

There is a story in the Bible of a great crowd who came out to hear Jesus and at some point, these 5,000 or more people got hungry.  There was no food close by and they were hungry.  Now Jesus told his disciples to take care of the problem.  So they went looking for food and found a young boy who had five loaves of bread and two fish.  That was it and that is what they brought to Jesus, five loaves and two fish.  That was all they had to feed a hungry crowd of over 5,000 people.

Christine says, “Next, Jesus broke the bread and the fish. When he blessed it, there were five and two. But when he broke it, we lose count. The more Jesus broke the bread and fish, the more there was to feed and nourish. The disciples started distributing the food, and soon what was broken was feeding thousands. The miracle is in the breaking. It is in the breaking that God multiplies not enough into more than enough.”

She goes on, “Are there broken places in your life so painful that you fear the breaking will destroy you? Do you come from a broken home? Did you have a broken marriage? Did you have a broken past?”

She then says, “Put your broken pieces into God’s hands and watch him use them to work his wonders. Some of the most life-giving people I have met have gone through something that broke them and allowed them to see God use for his glory that which the enemy meant for evil. When our broken pieces are offered to God, he multiplies them for his purposes.

“Not only was there enough for everyone to have their fill, there were leftovers! Listen to what Jesus said when everyone had been filled and satisfied: ‘He said to his disciples, “‘Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.’” John 6:12

She then says, “Did you hear Jesus’ words?  ‘Let nothing be wasted.’ So precious to the Lord are our offerings, our broken pieces, that even when he’s multiplied them into an overabundance, he puts every bit of it to good use. The next time you are tempted to withhold your contribution to the kingdom, believing it to be too small or too broken to make a difference, don’t forget that not only will God celebrate, bless, and multiply your contribution, he will also value every little bit of it. God never wastes what we offer to him.”

He never wastes what we offer him.  So, will you offer him your life no matter how broken it may be?  Will you?

Yes, yes!
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