Be Available

This message invites us to reimagine what it means to dream big in God's kingdom. Through the story of Tabitha, also known as Dorcas, found in Acts 9:36-42, we discover that heaven's definition of dreaming big looks radically different from the world's ambitions. While our culture celebrates bigger platforms, larger incomes, and greater recognition, God celebrates something entirely different: becoming the answer to someone else's pain. Tabitha never preached a sermon, never held a title, never performed miracles, yet when she died, an entire community mourned because her life had touched so many. She saw needs others ignored: the widows, the vulnerable, the overlooked—and she responded with her gifts of sewing and compassion. The garments she made became her sermon, preaching long after she was gone. This challenges us to examine our own sphere of influence. Are we overlooking the ministry opportunities right in front of us while waiting for a bigger stage? God has already placed each of us somewhere strategic, our workplace, neighborhood, family, or community. The question isn't whether we have influence, but what we're doing with the influence we already have. True kingdom impact comes not from becoming important, but from becoming available. When we surrender our ordinary gifts to God, they become supernatural instruments for His glory.