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- It’s satisfying to know God is satisfied with you
My son Bo said that to me this week while he was playing a song on the piano called At the Altar. The song talks about bringing everything to God—our burdens, broken dreams, victories, fears and anxieties—and laying them down before Him. One of the lines says:
“Don’t make it perfect. Just let it be honest. He can use anything.”
I sometimes wonder if I’m doing “enough.” If I’m using my time wisely. If this or that project is better to pursue.
But God sees our hearts.
Just like Jesus saw the widow who put two small coins into the temple offering. Others gave larger amounts, but Jesus told His disciples:
“This poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others” (Mark 12:43).
Her offering may have looked small compared to the others, but Jesus saw that she had given everything she had.
God doesn’t ask us to give what others have. He asks us to give whatever He has placed in our hands.
Years ago, I sold my house to move to another city. Then I used all the profit from the house to buy a grand piano. The piano was, for me, “a pearl of great price.” At that point, I had never recorded any of my music. I had hardly ever played in public. I just loved playing the piano and wanted an instrument I could use to worship God with abandon.
It seemed crazy at the time, but over the years, that piano has blessed me and others more than I could have imagined. My music is now streamed all over the world, as is the music of my kids and others who have played this piano.
That doesn’t mean that everything we give to God has the same results. We may not see any kind of return in this life. But nothing given to Him is ever wasted.
As Bo said in our podcast this week:
“No time is wasted when it’s given to the Lord.”
What has God placed in your hands today? What has He set before you to do? It may be sitting with your children, making music, painting a picture, working on a business or following a thought that God keeps bringing back to your mind.
Whether it seems significant or as small as two pennies, whatever it is, give it to God. It may be a broken dream, a victory, a difficult question or a project that still isn’t perfect. Whatever it is, lay it at the altar. Let God pick it up and do something with it.
You don’t have to be perfect. Just be honest.
God sees your heart. He loves you. And He can use anything you place in His hands.
If you’d like to hear more of our conversation or worship along with Bo as he plays and sings At the Altar, click this link to watch the whole episode. Bring whatever you have to God today.
https://youtu.be/k2naaDLkvCc
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It’s satisfying to know God is satisfied with you
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Artist Submission Process for Eric’s Art Show 2026
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Newly Ordained: Handle with Prayer
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