What do you have today my sister? Understand that is exactly what God wants to use. Understand the solution to your problem lies in what you already have.

In 2 Kings chapter 4 begins with a story titled ‘Elisha Helps a Poor Widow’. Within this story is something for you today. Let’s read together starting in verse 1 through 7.

One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, “My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the Lord. But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves.”

“What can I do to help you?” Elisha asked. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?”

“Nothing at all, except a flask of olive oil,” she replied.

And Elisha said, “Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors. 4 Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled.”

So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another. 6 Soon every container was full to the brim!

“Bring me another jar,” she said to one of her sons.

“There aren’t any more!” he told her. And then the olive oil stopped flowing.

When she told the man of God what had happened, he said to her, “Now sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on what is left over.”

Elisha was a prophet of God, meaning he spoke and taught God’s word. He was a preacher. This woman had lost her husband and she had no way to pay her bills. The bank showed up at the door and wanted their money. She had nothing to give. So the bank threatened to take her 2 sons as slaves. Now maybe you’re facing some debt collectors, but I bet they’re not threatening to turn your children into slaves to pay your debt now are they? Remember, I understand coming up short on money. There was a time we parked our car in the garage so the repo man couldn’t come take it. There was a time when we ate shrimp ramen and called it a seafood feast. We’ve had our share of hard times. So please know if you’re listening and you’re connecting with this woman who was in a desperate financial situation, I get you. Been there, done that, survived it and learned some of the most valuable lessons of my life.

So the pastor shows up to her house, she tells him her sob story and he says “what can I do to help you?” Now without giving her an opportunity to give a long list of all her needs and wants he says “Tell me, what do you have in the house?”

Now listen to me, this is exactly what God is asking you and I today. So you have a need … I want to help you … tell me, what do you already have?

God wants to use what little you have to create your answer.

Elisha showed up and changed her life without bringing her a single dollar. He didn’t give her anything. All he did was show her what she already had. Oh you have a little bit of olive oil. Okay, let’s focus on what you DO have. It may only be a little bit, but God can do something with your little bit.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TODAY? What do you have right now? That’s exactly what God wants to use to meet your needs. Nothing from outside is even needed. You already have it. If you will be faithful with what you have right now, God will begin multiplying.

So what does Elisha say about this little bit of olive oil she has? He says go out and borrow as many empty jars as you can. Then bring those empty jars back into your house and start filling them with olive oil. Every single jar was filled. Now understand, she only started with a little olive oil. It shouldn’t have even filled 2 jars. But what she had kept supplying and giving and they kept filling the jars until every single one they collected was filled.

That oil was worth enough money to pay her debts.

Her answer was in what she already had. If you will take what little you have and apply a big amount of faith to it, IT TOO WILL BE ENOUGH.

In the beginning the widow thought she had nothing. You may think you have nothing right now. And maybe it’s not about money, maybe it’s about connections or resources, time or energy or patience. If you focus on what you DON’T have then that’s all you will ever have … not enough. But if you will use what you do have with faith, God will multiply it.

You may have been praying for a miracle, but what if you already have the miracle. You don’t need anything other than what you already have. You just need to be shown the miracle you already have. You already have it. What do you already have? This is what God will use. Whatever you have left is enough for God to do something miraculous with.