That Ridiculous Moment

There’s this ridiculous moment…

It’s the one that occurs right before a miracle.

It happens when you swallow your pride and offer what you are, what you have—knowing full well that it’s not enough, but you offer it anyway.

In that ridiculous moment, you wonder…

Will I be rejected? Laughed at? Blamed? Shamed?

And you think about how insufficient, inadequate, and utterly incompetent you are.

You ask yourself, “Why did I do this, why did I speak up, why did I volunteer myself?”

You feel kinda naked and exposed.

It’s that ridiculous moment…

Between your willingness to do something and God’s miraculous provision.

The little boy who offered his lunch to Jesus because 5,000 people needed something to eat knows what I’m talking about. What a ridiculous moment!

There he is—handing over his lunch to Jesus, thinking about how absurd this gesture must look.

I wonder how many of the 5,000 onlookers rolled their eyes and laughed to themselves.

I wonder how many thought, “Isn’t that cute and naive of him?”

I wonder how many “mature, seasoned veterans” felt rather pleased with themselves—that they didn’t make such an immature move like this boy did.

But the boy didn’t run.

He didn’t yell, “Ha! Just kidding.”

He pressed on—through that ridiculous moment, handing over what he had to Jesus.

He stood there, waited… and the rest is history.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT RIDICULOUS MOMENT WAS AN AMAZING MIRACLE.

I believe it’s still true today.

God accepts our insufficient, inadequate, and utterly incompetent selves and does something amazing.

Are you willing to experience that ridiculous moment?