Thinkaboutthis:ifyouhaveaone-gallonbucket,andsomeonehasfiftygallonstogiveyou,theproblemisnotwiththesupply.Theproblemisthatyoudon’thavethecapacitytoreceivethefiftygallons.But,ifyougetridofthatsmallcontainerandgetsomethinglarger,thenyouwillbeabletoreceivemore.It’sthesamewaywithGod.Ifwethinkwe’vereachedourlimits,theproblemisn’tthatGoddoesn’thavetheresourcesortheability.
Theproblemisthatourcontaineristoosmall.WehavetoenlargeourvisionandmakeroomforthenewthingsGodhasforus.Ourattitudeshouldbe,“Yes,theeconomyisdown,butIknowGodisstillonthethrone.IknowwhereverIgoHisgoodnessandmercyfollowme.”Whenyouhavethatkindofattitude,you’reincreasingyourcapacitytoreceivesothatyoucanlivetheabundantlifeHehasinstoreforyou.