What is your 5 & 2? We all have a 5 & 2 - a gift (be it physical or spiritual) that has been entrusted to us. It’s an area of our lives in which we are uniquely gifted.
The idea of 5 & 2 comes from the story of feeding the 5,000 found in Matthew 14. There was a crowd of 5,000+ people gathered and they became hungry. The disciples asked Jesus to send the 5,000 away so they could go find food and then come back. Jesus told the disciples to feed the people (all 5,000+ of them) with what they (the disciples) had. The disciples (only 12 guys) must have looked at Jesus like he had lost. his. mind. How could they - only 12 guys - ever feed 5,000+ people with what they had for themselves? Then the disciples asked Jesus to send them away - so they could go gather more food to give out to the multitude of hungry people waiting for their help. Jesus again turned down their request and asked the disciples to look for what they had. What did they already have? The disciples only had 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. Jesus told them to bring the 5 loaves and 2 fish to him. He blessed the 5 & 2 and they began to pass out the food. Not only was there enough out of that 5 & 2 the disciples had given Jesus to feed all 5,000+ hungry people, there was extra!
God has already provided each of us with our own 5 loaves and 2 fish. He knows that it’s not ever going to be enough on its own for the task He’s asked us to accomplish with it. It becomes enough when we stop trying to run from it, stop trying to come up with our own solution for it, stop trying to make up our own plan for it, and simply ask Him to bless it for us. We don’t have to search for more. All we have to do is ask God for His blessing on what we already have. He’s already given us everything we will need for the task that He’s asked us to complete.
So I’ll ask again, what is your 5 & 2? What calling or pull do you feel on your life? What desires has God put in your heart that you haven’t yet pursued because you feel inadequate? What dreams have you not yet followed because you don’t think you are enough for or that you don’t think you have enough for? Because if He has put the desire in your heart, He’s already blessed what has been provided for you. He’s already blessed your 5 & 2. All you have to do is trust Him and start handing out your loaves and fish.
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