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“He has shaped each person in turn; now he watches everything we do” (Psalm 33:15 MSG).
After the flood, God gave Noah these simple instructions: “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything” Genesis 9:1,3
God said, “It’s time to get on with your life! Do the things I designed humans to do. Make love to your spouse. Have babies. Raise families. Plant crops and eat meals. This is what I made you to be!”
You may feel that the only time God is pleased with you is when you’re doing “spiritual” activities like reading the Bible, attending church, praying, or sharing your faith, and that he is unconcerned about the other parts of your life. Actually, God enjoys watching everything you do, whether you are working, playing, resting, or eating. The Bible tells us, “The steps of the godly are directed by the LORD. He delights in every detail of their lives” (Psalm 37:23, NLT)
God especially enjoys watching you use the talents and abilities he has given you. God intentionally gifted each of us differently for his enjoyment. You may be gifted at mechanics or mathematics or music or a thousand other skills. All of these activities can bring a smile to God’s face.
You don’t bring glory or pleasure to God by hiding your abilities or by trying to be someone else. You only bring him enjoyment by being you. Anytime you reject any part of yourself, you are rejecting God’s wisdom and sovereignty in creating you. God says, “You have no right to argue with your Creator. You are merely a clay pot shaped by a potter. The clay doesn’t ask, ‘Why did you make me this way?’” (Isaiah 45:9, CEV)
In the film Chariots of Fire, Olympic runner Eric Liddell says, “I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast, and when I run, I feel God’s pleasure.” Later he says, “To give up running would be to hold him in contempt.” There are no unspiritual abilities, just misused ones. Start using yours for God’s pleasure.
Question: Which abilities and spiritual gifts has God given you that you could be using for His Kingdom?
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Amen!!! Indeed God does smile when we use our abilities and that smile can turn a mundane day into something spectacular! Thank you, Lord, for smiling on us today. May we continue to use what You have given us to the glory of Your name. In Jesus name, Amen.
what if you don’t know what your talents are?
Sharon, it may be that you need to stop and think of things you can do rather than what you can’t do or don’t know how to do. Pray and then be still and listen with your heart and God will show you the way to become the you He wants you to be. Lord Jesus, please show Sharon her talents – is she good at listening, good at reading, good with children or older people? Shower her with Your love, sweet Jesus, and help her understand where her talents lie. We all have God given talents – show her her’s. In your sweet name I pray, Amen.
thank you carole