by Mama Seay
This post from Mama Seay doesn’t need much introduction. Read it. Think about it. And ask yourself if you’re offering God what He’s given you, trusting that He Who brought the universe out of nothing can put it to exponential good use. ~ Lt. Gov. Nicholson
My home is in Georgetown. My vocation is in the state Capitol. That is 30.5 miles of travel each way on one of the most congested freeways in the nation. Or, as I like to refer to it, an opportunity for a daily traffic survey. I have come to love my daily commute, as my vehicle often doubles as my prayer closet. This venue is to share some of the musings from my traffic surveys.
Yesterday, in a casual conversation on the belief that the government can be all things to all people, I commented on the fact that the only unlimited resources belong to Lord. It was a throw away comment – one we all know to be true. But as it came out of my mouth, it was like hitting the jackpot – I suddenly knew, really knew the solution to our nation’s problems. So simple, and yet so profound.
The policy question we deal with daily is if government does not do [fill in the blank], who will? The conservative response is that [fill in the blank] is not the responsibility of government, but of individuals, families and the Church. Now I don’t know about you, but I seem to be pedaling about as fast as I can taking care of myself and my family. I try to do my part at our church, participate in the outreach opportunities if possible and meet the needs of those around me. But get real, the federal budget for health and human services is over $940 billion.
Who honestly believes we can come up with that kind of money in the private sector? Then it hit me like that high speed rail the City of Austin keeps trying to get voters to approve – God doesn’t need money to accomplish His purposes. He had the ravens feed Elijah. The widow’s oil pot just kept pouring. When the wedding in Cana ran out of wine, He took the water on hand and turned it into wine. When the masses were hungry, He took five loaves and two fish to feed 5,000.
God doesn’t expect us (or the Church) to meet the needs in our nation. He expects us to offer that which he has entrusted to us with the confidence that He will multiply it to meet the needs at hand. That means we are going to have to step out in faith and step up in responsibility. But remember, you are only responsible for offering what the Lord has given to you.
Unlike our government which has created a per capita debt for our citizens that is twice that of the near bankrupt Greece, when we offer what the Lord has given to us to Him to use, the transaction does not create a debt. It creates an opportunity for the transformation of peoples and nations who come into a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
I am pleasantly relieved to understand that the solution in our nation is simple, within our grasp and can be accomplished without raising taxes or going deeper into debt. But being simple is not the same thing as being easy.
It has to start somewhere. With the feeding of the 5,000 a little boy offered up his lunch. Surely we are all up to at least that. That’s the easy part. The harder part is having the faith, believing that the Lord can and will use what we offer in the same way He used offerings in Scripture.
Lord, I believe; help my unbelief! Mark 9:24
