A little girl was in a country store with her mother when, after the mother had made her

purchases, the store’s owner invited the girl to reach her hand into a bowl full of candy and help

herself. Surprising to her mother, she declined. The store-owner was also surprised, and asked

the girl, “What’s the matter? Don’t you like candy?” She nodded that she did. The man then put

his hand into the bowl and brought out a handful, dropping it into a bag for her. Upon leaving the

store, the mother asked her daughter why she had at first refused the kind man’s offer. “Because

his hand is bigger than mine,” was her reply.

What are you able to gain in your life? Most people go through life grasping for as much

happiness as they can. All gain a little here and a little there, but invariably finding themselves in

short supply. They may seek it in material wealth, in worldly pleasure or in popularity, only to

discover that in the end they are horribly lacking in true happiness.

People depend on their own power instead of God’s limitless power. God would have us

to learn that His hands are bigger than ours, and He is capable of abundantly supplying the

fullness of life our hearts truly crave. In His ministry among people whose basic desires were

much like our own, Jesus announced, “I am come that they might have life, and that they might

have it more abundantly” (John 10:10b). The apostle Paul assured the Philippian believers, “My

God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:19).

God will supply all that we need. Most importantly, He will provide us with life. God can

and will provide us with a full life if we will obey Him, a life that leads to an eternity with Him.