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Lifting from your gifting
'Bring me seventy ... who are known ... as leaders' Number 11:16
In the Old Testament, we read about Samson and his amazing adventures in origami, the craft of paper folding. We also read about King David, famous for opening supermarkets and cutting ribbons on newly-launched community centres.
And as for Esther, what that woman could do with a tin of beans and a loaf of Warburton's - the mind boggles. Sarcasm alert! There's nothing wrong with origami, opening Tesco's or being a chef.
The point is these things are not part of Samson's, David's or Esther's stories. Their strengths could be found in other areas. Samson's God-given gift was muscle. His physical prowess enabled the Jewish people to be protected. David was a God-born leader, famous in the Bible because his leadership brought the Jewish people their strongest position in their history. Esther had God-given people skills: yes, she was a well known hotty, but it was her ability to negotiate with the powerful, rather than her long eyelashes, that saved the Jewish people from an Old Testament holocaust.
What kind of story will you write with your life? A good starting point is becoming aware of what talents God has given you. He won't call you to be the next Tim Hughes if you sound like a loose fan belt every time you exercise your tonsils. God doesn't call you to something you've no flair for. Your purpose will be connected to your gifts.
written by Bob Gass
'Bring me seventy ... who are known ... as leaders' Number 11:16
In the Old Testament, we read about Samson and his amazing adventures in origami, the craft of paper folding. We also read about King David, famous for opening supermarkets and cutting ribbons on newly-launched community centres.
And as for Esther, what that woman could do with a tin of beans and a loaf of Warburton's - the mind boggles. Sarcasm alert! There's nothing wrong with origami, opening Tesco's or being a chef.
The point is these things are not part of Samson's, David's or Esther's stories. Their strengths could be found in other areas. Samson's God-given gift was muscle. His physical prowess enabled the Jewish people to be protected. David was a God-born leader, famous in the Bible because his leadership brought the Jewish people their strongest position in their history. Esther had God-given people skills: yes, she was a well known hotty, but it was her ability to negotiate with the powerful, rather than her long eyelashes, that saved the Jewish people from an Old Testament holocaust.
What kind of story will you write with your life? A good starting point is becoming aware of what talents God has given you. He won't call you to be the next Tim Hughes if you sound like a loose fan belt every time you exercise your tonsils. God doesn't call you to something you've no flair for. Your purpose will be connected to your gifts.
written by Bob Gass
