Use Your Gifts
Each one of us is given unique God given gifts, but all too often these gifts are put aside, like a prize you won as a child and kept in the closet. Gifts not used are gifts wasted. And a wasted gift is the greatest shame. So go in the closet, blow the dust off and get them out. You have been given these gifts, so you could use them, as they were given to you to help you with your mission in this world.
Some gifts are clear, while others are hidden and need to be uncovered. But when they become clear, one has an obligation to make the most of his or her gifts – whether they be in teaching, learning, speaking, leadership, writing, music, scholarship, sports, business, professional, cooking, entertaining… or in any one of a thousand other fields.
You see when we use our gifts, our soul starts to become happy and wants to do more – this is contentment. Not satisfaction that a job is completed – because it never is – but contentment that you are on the path that you have been given, using the gifts that have been given you. And this includes material wealth. If you are blessed with talents to generate wealth, then it is not only proper to use them, you are wasting your gifts if you do not – as long as you have proper intentions with your work and with the proceeds of your successes.
Reminding you to go find that gift that you have buried – and better the world with your talents…and make your soul happy in the process.
4 comments:
Your posts are really impressive these past few days.
this is an excellent post mom!
I agree with Abe and Melinda! It's an excellent post! I have to dig deep, however, to find my gift!
One word that jumped out at me here Patty was 'Contentment'. To be content with your lot is a great thing. I get contentment from so many things now. Though is as not always been so. I've had to dig deep at times into that closet but it was worth it.
Great post and a great reminder for me as to what matters and just what makes me Content.
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