Meager Perspectives

“They began to discuss with each other that they had no bread. And Yeshua, aware of this, said to them, ‘Why do you discuss that you have no bread? You still don’t get it? Don’t you understand? Are your hearts hardened? Having eyes, don’t you see? And having ears, don’t you hear? And don’t you remember? When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets of leftovers did you pick up?’ ‘Twelve,’ they say to Him.” (Mark 8:16-19 TLV) 

The disciples had witnessed Jesus feeding the multitudes with meager resources. Yet, they were worried about not having enough to eat. 

Why?  

Running up hills is a challenge for me. I have a GPS running watch that measures elevation change and displays the statistics as graphs. I can access these graphs through a mobile phone app or on my laptop. Unfortunately, the graphs look completely different depending on which device I use. The mobile app uses a narrow scale for the vertical axis, while the webpage graph uses a broader scale. Thus, the hills look massive on my phone screen while appearing inconsequential on my laptop. Failure to factor in the scale of the graph can produce unnecessary anxiety about a workout. 

God is not limited by our narrow perspectives. The obstacles that seem massive to us are miniscule in His scope.  His works are unfathomable. His scale is immeasurable. His resources are inexhaustible. Failure to factor the Lord into every equation can produce unnecessary anxiety. No matter what challenges we face, remember that God operates on a completely different scale than we can ever imagine.