Settling For Crumbs

We want fair chances at life. But what if God’s dream for us was never just fairness, but something greater? What if aiming for equality alone is like settling for crumbs when a banquet was prepared?

Life is not built only on fairness. Fairness says, I deserve what you have, and Fruitfulness says, I will multiply what I’ve been given. They are not the same, both lead to two very different lives. Think about it. 

Ten people can be given the same opportunities. Same classroom, same internet, same resources. Yet, the results will never be the same. Why? Because it is built on what you do with what you have.

We often wrestle with questions like, Why do others seem to have more? Why do I start with less? But the truth is, equality of opportunity will never guarantee equality of outcome. 

Your gifts, your hunger, your choices, these are what shape your harvest. Even Jesus told a story of talents where servants received unequal portions, yet the question was never, “Why did he get more than I?” The question was, “What did you do with what you were given?”

This challenges our generation because we’ve been trained to measure life by balance sheets. We believe justice is when everyone’s plate looks the same. But life is not a restaurant serving identical meals. It is a garden where each seed must grow into its own kind of fruit. Some seeds become tall oaks, others bear sweet oranges. So fairness is not the point, fruitfulness is.

Does this mean equality doesn’t matter? Not at all. Equality is the starting line, not the finish line. It makes sure everyone can step into the race. But fruitfulness is the finish line, it is what proves you ran well, lived well, and multiplied the gift of life. 

Equality without fruitfulness will only breed frustration. Fruitfulness without equality may deny some the chance to begin. But together, they shape a better picture.

If we stop at equality, we risk shrinking God’s bigger vision. We risk fighting for the same seats instead of building more tables. We risk comparing ourselves endlessly, measuring fairness while missing purpose. 

But when fruitfulness becomes the goal, we rise above comparison. We realise that our successes don’t reduce others. Your victory doesn’t threaten mine. A fruitful tree never competes with another; it simply keeps bearing fruit, season after season.

So maybe the deeper call is not just to demand fairness, but to live fruitful lives. To ask ourselves daily: What am I producing? Who am I impacting? How am I multiplying what’s in my hand? Because at the end, God won’t ask if life was fair. He will ask if you were fruitful.

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