We discover
our God-given talents through trial and error. If you fail in one area, keep
searching until you find something that you can master. It is true that not
everyone is a gifted singer or a skilled public speaker. However, practice and
persistence have an amazing ability to discover new talents .and serve the Lord
in a manner, which is edifying.
Everyone has
some type of gift. The most successful people in life are the ones who play
with the hand that God has dealt them. Consider a car parked hard up against a
curb of while it is in motion? Now apply this to yourself with respect to
discerning God’s will for your life. Is it easer to sense the Lord’s leading
and direction when we sit by and do nothing? When I refer to doing nothing, are
you busy in some way serving the Lord? For example, do you know the names of
your neighbors? Have you offered to help one of your neighbors with something?
In showing kindness and meeting a need for a stranger or neighbor, I have had
the best opportunities to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
“for the kingdom
of heaven is an man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants,
and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to
another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability;
and straightway took his journey. Then he that had received the fire talents
went and traded with the same, and
made them other five talents. And likewise
he that had received two, he also gained other two” (Matthew 25:14-17).
Going back
to our example of a car jammed tight up against a curb. Is it easier to steer a
car when it is parked tightly up against the curb or while it is in motion? The
same is true when serving our Lord Jesus Christ. You want to discover what your
God given talents are and how you should use them for the Lord? Then get busy
serving the Lord in some capacity. In doing so, you will find out where your
true talents lie and ultimately where you can best serve the lord. Keep in
mind, a day is coming when we will all stand before our almighty God and he
will want to know how you have served him with, the talents, time, money and
resources entrusted to you. Be a good steward for our Lord Jesus Christ and ask
him how you can serve him.
Here are simple steps that will help you out
in life
- Know that you have a special ability and look out for it
- Your talent is usually something you enjoy doing
- Acquire the necessary skills needed
- Be passionate about your talent
- Don’t see your age as a barrier
- Don’t entertain excuses
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