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Use what God gave you!
'...with the ability...God supplies...' 1 Peter 4:11
When God gives you an assignment He gives you all that's needed to fulfil it. In fact, by working out what you're really good at helps you figure out your calling. Winston Churchill said, 'To each there comes in his or her lifetime a special moment when they are tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talent. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for that which could have been their finest hour.'
You can't always be what you want to be (see X-factor!), but you can be everything God wants you to be. That's because He assigns us '...each according to his own ability' (Matthew 25:15 NKJV). What do you love doing and do consistently well? Is music your thing? What about computers or maybe helping with little kids? Paul says, 'Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.' (1 Corinthians 12:7 NIV).
That means some of the things other people find boring, will give you a buzz. That's not an excuse to ONLY do the stuff you love-not many people feel gifted to be pick up rubbish or stack the chairs-we can ALL do that! But stop apologising for the skills you don't have and discover the gifts God has given you and put them to work for His kingdom.
written by Bob Gass
