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•A Prayer When You Don’t Have Enough•By Anthony Valente👉 “Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.” (Mark 6:41)(pic verse)I never worried about money until the financial crisis Great Recession (2007). Stressing time, I filed for bankruptcy, wondering if my bank account would stretch far enough.I’m sure you also have times when the money in the bank seems too small for your whopping bills. Or maybe you feel like you don’t have enough time and strength for the job, or enough wisdom for the decision.When resources are in short supply, we start to focus on our lack.That’s what the disciples were doing when Jesus asked them to feed the 5,000 people. “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they said (Luke 9:13). Jesus, however, took the little they had, lifted it to heaven and gave thanks. Then he put what they had to use. Man’s scarcity turned to God’s abundance as they broke the loaves to feed 5,000 people and later gathered 12 baskets of leftovers.What resources are you lacking today?Is your bank account shrinking, your refrigerator empty, or your closet looking sparse? Maybe you don’t have enough time to get all the things done. Maybe you lack strength to get through your latest challenge. You ran out of patience for your kids. Will you join me in taking 3 steps?1. Bring what you have to Jesus and entrust it to His care. The disciples brought what they had to Jesus. Even Jesus himself lifted up the two fish and five loaves to His Heavenly Father. Let’s bring our small resources to Jesus, so He can multiply them.2. Give thanks for God’s supplies.After Jesus lifted up the small meal to heaven, He gave thanks. Rather than focus on what we don’t have, let’s give God thanks for what He has already supplied us.3. Focus on God’s abundance rather than your lack.Trust God to supply what you need out of His abundant resources. Praise Him for His love, power, and faithfulness.Let’s develop a mindset of abundance rather than scarcity. God has more than enough to supply every need.Let’s pray.✝️ Heavenly Father, You know my needs. My time is little and my strength is small, but I bring them to You. Sometimes it seems like the money in the bank is never enough, but I bring what I have to You, and I entrust it into Your care. All I have is Yours, and I know You will supply all I need.Lord, forgive me for focusing on the things I lack, and open my eyes to the riches I already possess. Thank You for what You have given me already. Help me trust You to meet all my needs.Lord, I praise You because You are the God of abundance. Your love never runs out. Your wisdom never fails. Your strength never runs short. Your blessings overflow in my life and bring joy to my heart.Help me to rest in Your sufficiency when I lack resources. I praise You because You have the power to work miracles when my supplies run short. Open my eyes to the table of blessing You have laid out before me and help me trust in Your abundant supply. I love You Lord.In Jesus’ name, AMEN 🙏 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.(Philippians 4:19)The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.(Proverbs 10:3)Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.(Philippians 4:6)And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”(Matthew 21:22)For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.(Jeremiah 29:11)And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.(Hebrews 11:6)The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.(Psalm 18:2)Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.(John 14:13-14)Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.(Malachi 3:10)“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!(Matthew 7:7-11)“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.(Matthew 6:25-34)