Now the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, “Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place.” But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people.” For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” And they did so, and had them all sit down. And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces. Luke 9:12-17(ESV) The disciples said, the day is old, we are tired, the crowd is hungry. Let’s call it a day. Jesus saw the crowd and realized that now was a perfect time to demonstrate His love and power to them. The day was old for all involved. All were hungry, all were needing to pause, regroup, and prepare for tomorrow. What Jesus saw as opportunity, the disciples saw as inconvenience, even impossible. Jesus asked what they had and asked them for it, and they obviously gave it to Him. It was inadequate, and the disciples focused on the inadequacy, while God focused on what could be done with the inadequate. What will I focus on today? Why? | 
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