Stop staring at what you don't have. Start surrendering what you do.

Main message: God often chooses to work through our simple, obedient handoff of what little we have rather than through our certainty or self-sufficiency; when we stop fixating on lack and surrender what we do have, God shows up and the miracle happens.

Key points:

• God can use people who know they don't have what it takes.
• In the passage the miracle occurred in the handoff: Jesus gave the bread to the disciples to distribute, and then it multiplied.
• We often wait for God to show a miracle before we obey; God usually asks for a step of obedience first.
• God wants our surrender more than our confidence or perfect planning.
• Shifting focus from what we lack to surrendering what we have invites God's intervention.

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