The amazing faith of a widow

The poor, faithful widow that we read of in I Kings 17 is a remarkable testament of faith. I love the way God expects our action before giving the blessing. God could have chosen to allow Elijah to multiply the widow's oil and flour without her using it to make the small cake of bread for Elijah had He chosen to do. Instead, God wanted her to show she had the faith to give all she had before bringing the blessing. God does the same today. He often asks us to step out in faith, without seeing, having only His promise to catch us. He often demands our obedience, our giving all we have to Him, before bringing deliverance. It is when we are really willing to put our lives, and thus our well-beings, into His hands that He throws open the door of blessings to us.