This is the story of a widow whose sons were going to be sold into slavery to cover her husband's debt. Elijah told her to borrow jars - which were miraculously filled with oil she could sell to settle the debt and live on.
Elijah was a prophet of the people who spent his time with the people.
When life is empty, Jesus wants to fill it up. When life is hard, Jesus wants to fill it up.
When we want help from God, turn to the community.
In this story, the oil stopped flowing when they ran out of jars. God is not limited by anything but me.
God wants to transform life.
When I find myself in tough places, the first thing I have to do speak up. If we don't speak up, sometimes we miss the miracle, because miracles happen when God's people pray.
The way God answers prayer is seldom what we expect - trust in the way God works in our lives.
We may feel helpless, but only silence will make us feel hopeless.
After we speak up here's what we do next.
Look at what we do have. We focus on what we have left, not on what we've lost.
Be willing to do whatever it takes.
We often say we'll do whatever it takes as long as it's something we want to do. Something not odd or humiliating. Miracles happen at the intersection of Jesus, humility and obedience.
God wants us to know that He knows our name, He knows our story, and He has a Hope and a Future for all of us.
We have to ask Him, we have to let Him, and we have to obey Him. Ask God what He wants to do in me and through me.
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