Many of us love to give, to sow and to help others. Why wouldn’t we? Giving is fun, it’s rewarding and there’s always a return on our investment made in the lives of others. But how do you feel about receiving? Does it make you uncomfortable? Do you feel embarrassed when someone offers you a gift? Is receiving difficult for you?

Giving is one thing; receiving is another. However, within the kingdom of God there is an unlimited supply and if you’re uncomfortable with receiving, you’re going to spend a lot of time in discomfort.

Let me illustrate. If I tell you I have a thousand gallons of gasoline to give away and instruct you to bring a container, what size container are you going to bring me?

If you bring a one-gallon container, you’ll receive one gallon of fuel. If you find a five-gallon container, you’ll go home with five gallons, but if you bring a 55-gallon metal drum you’ll receive 55-gallons of gasoline. Whatever size container you bring, you must be willing to receive that much to participate in my offer.

Often, my wife and I are given opportunity to share with anyone who will listen about the miracle house we have lived in for the past 38 years and how we received this home from our real-estate agent, our heavenly Father. They love our story but sometimes fail to see the application. Their thinking goes like this, “We can’t afford a home right now, the prices and the interest rates are too high and there are too many home buyers to compete with.” Their container is too small as is their god.

Our God has an unlimited supply of land, houses, gasoline or whatever resource we’re in need of. We can increase our capacity to receive if we increase our container – our faith. If we’ll enlarge our container, we’ll be able to receive more. Jesus told us that according to our faith, it will be done (Matthew 9:29).

What are you expecting to receive? Stop limiting God because with Him all things are possible according to His will. He possesses an immeasurable and an unlimited supply.