Garbage Art and Abundance

The above is a beautiful piece of art made out of old tires  (Click here to see more).  There is an increasing artistic sensibility to use trash to make new treasures, from belts made of bottle gaps to book covers made from license plates.  It puts me in mind of Theodore Roosevelt saying, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”  

Sometimes, we see the world through eyes of scarcity instead of possibility.  We aren't the first ones.  Remember the disciples when Jesus commanded them to feed the crowd? "They replied, ‘We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish. "

When we look at what needs done, we fall into the scarcity trap with the disciples.  We think about what we DON'T have, how impossible it is, how much easier it would be if we were here or there or an entirely different person.  Take Roosevelt's advice, and heed the generous nature of God himself by seeing what you already have, who you already are.  Then, do your best and let God fill in the gaps.  God's nature is abundance, and it doesn't change just because you're scared.