When you look at a loaf of bread, it’s hard to imagine that before it was baked in the oven, it was simply flour and oil. But God calls us to look at the possibilities of each ingredient rather than their limitations. The Holy Spirit allows us to see beyond what’s in front of us and look into the supernatural to see what God can do. He sees the final result and how the ingredients will come together to not only fulfill your calling but to use it for the sake of others. When we surrender what we have into the hands of our Maker, God will transform it into the miracle we’ve been praying for.

A spirit of faith replaces a spirit of fear

1. See your future

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. In 1 Kings, The widow was planning to go home and die — she couldn’t see the future God had prepared for her. Fear will fill us with dread, leaving us feeling hopeless and empty. But when we have eyes for the future, we can see past our current circumstances to the hope God has for us.

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2. See your calling

God saw something in the widow that she didn’t see in herself. Long before her path ever crossed Elijah’s, God had a purpose set apart for her. We see that Elijah and the widow each had something to offer to the other — Elijah needed her natural oil and she needed his spiritual oil. The truth is that we need each other. As my calling partners with your calling, we can accomplish more together than we can apart.

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We often tell God that we don’t have what we need to do what He’s called us to do. Having vision means lifting our eyes from our circumstances and setting our sights on things above. We have to see the possibility, trusting God’s promise that nothing is impossible for Him. The widow didn’t have any bread, but she had all of the ingredients. She gave God what she had and he did the rest. When we feel like we’re lacking, we can simply offer God what we have in our hands and watch as He turns our offering into a miracle.