Reading Warren Wiersbe "On Being a Leader for God". He talks about vision, division, supervision, provision and revision. In talking about provision he remembers the feeding of 5,000. God starts with what we have and turns it into what we need. In the abundance his desire is "let nothing be wasted (John 6:12)."
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you,” said Jesus (Luke 11:9). This prayer promise covers everything. Ask makes available the Father’s wealth, seek leads us to the Father’s will, and knock opens the door to the Father’s work. (In Scripture, an open door signifies ministry opportunities. See 1 Cor. 16:9; Col. 4:3.) The Father will share His wealth with us if we obey His will so we can do His work. We have no right to expect the Father to support projects that ignore His will and have nothing to do with His work. God supports necessities, not luxuries. Along with praying for open doors, we are instructed to pray for laborers (Matt. 9:38), wisdom (James 1:5), and finances (Phil. 4:18–20).
Whether we are missionaries in a foreign land, managers of a neighborhood store, or partners in a multinational corporation, prayer is still God’s appointed way to accomplish His will on this earth. Our efficiency must depend on the Lord’s sufficiency. We are not equal to the task (2 Cor. 2:16), but the Lord can give us the spiritual competence we need (2 Cor. 3:5–6). He can also provide sufficient finances (2 Cor. 9:8–9) and sufficient grace to overcome obstacles and get the work done (2 Cor. 12:7–9).
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