How God Provides the Strength to Serve
There’s a quiet, powerful grace in the way a mother gives of herself—sacrificing sleep, comfort, even her own well-being—for the sake of her children. And yet, she carries on. Where does that kind of strength come from, if not from God? It’s a reflection of a deeper purpose—a calling to serve something greater than ourselves.
I think of how love seems to multiply. When you have one child, you wonder how you could possibly love another as deeply. But then another arrives, and miraculously, your heart expands. Love increases. Abundance flows. God doesn't divide our capacity to love—He multiplies it. The same is true in service: when we serve others with sincerity, God meets us with the strength, time, and patience we didn’t know we had.
In recovery, as someone who sponsors others, I’ve often asked myself: how many people can I truly show up for? How much of my time and energy can I sacrifice? And yet, when I feel stretched to my limit, someone new reaches out for help. My first thought is, “I can’t take on more.” But then I begin. I show up. I listen. I guide. And God shows up too—expanding my capacity, providing what’s needed.
It’s funny how we’re willing to be inconvenienced, to exert ourselves, when we know it’s for something greater than ourselves. In those moments, we experience the mysterious generosity of God—who never asks us to give without also giving us what we need to follow through.
“And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”
—2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV)
