Use What God Gave You

"...If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ..." - 1 Peter 4:11 (NKJV)

When God gives you an assignment, He gives you all you need to fulfill it. If fact, by studying your core competencies you can actually discover an important part of God's will for your life. Winston Churchill said, "To each there comes in his or her lifetime a special moment when they are tapped on the shoulder and offered a chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted for their talent".

You can't always be what you want to be, but you can be everything God wants you to be. That's because He assigns and directs us "each according to [one's] own ability" (Matthew 25:15). What do you love doing and do consistently well? Is music your forte? Crunching numbers? Working with children? Paul says "The Spirit has given each of us a special way of serving" (1 Corinthians 12:7). That means some of the things other people find broing, will actually energize and enrich you.

The Bible says there is a place for each of us in His grand purpose in this world. Knowing this dispels the misconception that you're not valuable beause you don't have the same talents/abilities you admire in others. It also defines your responsibility by doing away with the myth that you're supposed to do everything. Your goal should be to stay within the boundaries of God's plan for you. No talent is small or insignificant. Instead of apologizing for the skills you don't have, discover the gifts/abiliies God has given you and put them to work for His purposes. You'll discover that nothing is more fulfilling!