Use the Resources You Have

One principle I’ve returned to again and again in my journey of seeking Peace with Food has been this:

Use the resources you have.

This principle showed up often during that season, and when Peace with Food was published in 2015, it even had a chapter all its own. (Page 194 for any of you who still have your copy and want a quick refresher )

Later, when the Low-Hanging Fruit Framework started taking form, I realized this principle was foundational there as well.

Start with what is already within reach. You may not have everything — but you have enough for the next step.

And once you take that step, you’ll have enough for the step after that.

Using the resources you have is really about stewarding well the opportunities God gives you.

“Look carefully then how you walk… making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity].” —Ephesians 5:15 (AMPC)

Faithfulness with today’s opportunity often reveals tomorrow’s provision.

The Lie We Believe

There is a lie we tend to believe. It goes like this:

“If I just had more…”

Time
Money
Clarity
Confidence
Support
Influence
Education
Fill in the Blank

But what if the issue isn’t scarcity — but stewardship of what we already have?

The Biblical Pattern

When Moses felt unqualified, God asked:
“What is that in your hand?” —Exodus 4:2

When the disciples faced a hungry crowd, they saw lack — just five loaves and two fish.

Small? Yes.

Insignificant? It seemed that way. But in God’s hands, it was more than enough. Faith rarely begins with abundance. It begins with what is already in your hand.

Low-Hanging Fruit

The Low-Hanging Fruit principle is about starting with what is already available to you, aka using the resources you have. It simply means:

Use what’s accessible
Leverage what’s within reach
Steward what you already have

Faithfulness with small things prepares you for greater ones. You don’t need a new life to begin. You simply need to recognize the resources already available to you.

What Counts as a Resource?

Resources are not just money.

They include:

Time
Energy
Experience
Lessons learned
Relationships
Mentors
Perspective
Education
Skills
Ideas
Creativity
Technology
Tools
Challenges you’ve overcome
Wisdom gained from pain

Today’s Action Step

Take inventory.

What is currently in your hand?

What resource have you been overlooking?
What under-utilized strength is sitting idle?
What Low-Hanging Fruit is within reach?

Identify one resource. Leverage it. Take one step. Plant the seed.

In doing so, you place something in God’s hands for Him to multiply.