CVC is doing an incredible series on The Best Decisions. I haven't always been a 'best' decision maker, so I'm paying close attention hoping to get it right more often than not! :) Life has been good lately, and often times when life is good I don't always hear God's whispers. Today, however, I heard Him loud and clear.
Pastor John was talking about spiritual gifts, a subject I've heard and studied many times over, and reminding us to use our gifts. At one point in the message he said that God wouldn't ask ME what I did with the gifts He gave my mom, my friends, my pastor, etc. At first I was like- DUH! But as I sat there thinking about it more, I realized how many times I felt like I had to 'use' someone else's gifts to do what I thought God wanted me to do at the time. How many times have I tried to be or do something that really wasn't 'mine' for the doing or being? How many times have I felt like a complete failure because I wasn't using 'my' gifts but trying to be/do something completely opposite my gifts and talents? And how many times have I kicked myself for letting someone else do or be what I KNEW God had called me to??
Ouch... It's funny, how I totally get that God won't ask me what I did with Pastor John's gifts...or my kids' gifts...or my big brother's gifts... They have amazing gifts that God has given them, and callings on their lives that I see them live out every day. Yet, how often do I doubt my own giftings? How often do I negate my giftings or think them less than someone else's, when they are exactly the gifts that GOD gave to me, just like He gave those other gifts to other people I respect and admire?? Makes me laugh... In my heart of hearts, I know what God has called me to- though it's taken me years to realize and admit...but it's not too late. My best decision for today? To step out in authority in the gifts that God has given me and in the calling He has placed on my life...surrendering totally to Him...and use MY gifts, no one eles's, to run the race set before me...
Sunday, October 19, 2008
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
My BEST decision
CVC is doing an incredible series on The Best Decisions. I haven't always been a 'best' decision maker, so I'm paying close attention hoping to get it right more often than not! :) Life has been good lately, and often times when life is good I don't always hear God's whispers. Today, however, I heard Him loud and clear.
Pastor John was talking about spiritual gifts, a subject I've heard and studied many times over, and reminding us to use our gifts. At one point in the message he said that God wouldn't ask ME what I did with the gifts He gave my mom, my friends, my pastor, etc. At first I was like- DUH! But as I sat there thinking about it more, I realized how many times I felt like I had to 'use' someone else's gifts to do what I thought God wanted me to do at the time. How many times have I tried to be or do something that really wasn't 'mine' for the doing or being? How many times have I felt like a complete failure because I wasn't using 'my' gifts but trying to be/do something completely opposite my gifts and talents? And how many times have I kicked myself for letting someone else do or be what I KNEW God had called me to??
Ouch... It's funny, how I totally get that God won't ask me what I did with Pastor John's gifts...or my kids' gifts...or my big brother's gifts... They have amazing gifts that God has given them, and callings on their lives that I see them live out every day. Yet, how often do I doubt my own giftings? How often do I negate my giftings or think them less than someone else's, when they are exactly the gifts that GOD gave to me, just like He gave those other gifts to other people I respect and admire?? Makes me laugh... In my heart of hearts, I know what God has called me to- though it's taken me years to realize and admit...but it's not too late. My best decision for today? To step out in authority in the gifts that God has given me and in the calling He has placed on my life...surrendering totally to Him...and use MY gifts, no one eles's, to run the race set before me...
Pastor John was talking about spiritual gifts, a subject I've heard and studied many times over, and reminding us to use our gifts. At one point in the message he said that God wouldn't ask ME what I did with the gifts He gave my mom, my friends, my pastor, etc. At first I was like- DUH! But as I sat there thinking about it more, I realized how many times I felt like I had to 'use' someone else's gifts to do what I thought God wanted me to do at the time. How many times have I tried to be or do something that really wasn't 'mine' for the doing or being? How many times have I felt like a complete failure because I wasn't using 'my' gifts but trying to be/do something completely opposite my gifts and talents? And how many times have I kicked myself for letting someone else do or be what I KNEW God had called me to??
Ouch... It's funny, how I totally get that God won't ask me what I did with Pastor John's gifts...or my kids' gifts...or my big brother's gifts... They have amazing gifts that God has given them, and callings on their lives that I see them live out every day. Yet, how often do I doubt my own giftings? How often do I negate my giftings or think them less than someone else's, when they are exactly the gifts that GOD gave to me, just like He gave those other gifts to other people I respect and admire?? Makes me laugh... In my heart of hearts, I know what God has called me to- though it's taken me years to realize and admit...but it's not too late. My best decision for today? To step out in authority in the gifts that God has given me and in the calling He has placed on my life...surrendering totally to Him...and use MY gifts, no one eles's, to run the race set before me...
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Right on sista.. I was feeling the same when Pastor John brought that up. I could look at that list and circle each one of my gifts, no problem. Why do I try to pretend that I have some of the other ones? I am learning to love the gifts that God has given me, and I'm so much more productive when I operate in THOSE!
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Right on sista.. I was feeling the same when Pastor John brought that up. I could look at that list and circle each one of my gifts, no problem. Why do I try to pretend that I have some of the other ones? I am learning to love the gifts that God has given me, and I'm so much more productive when I operate in THOSE!
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