Starting a blog has helped keep me on course to pursuing my God-given calling in life. Although, I’m not sure where I’m specifically headed; I’m sure that my post are a testament of Jesus Christ. Each month, I seek the Lord in what He desires to communicate through me. I’m amazed of what I can recall in scripture to solidify the message. Sometimes, the perfection for clarity makes it hard to illustrate the point. Wrapping everything together for the sake of exalting God through Jesus Christ can be challenging.
Most times, the biggest concern is not to be opinionated, but biblical. During my short stint in seminary, a professor once said that if she came to hear a student preach and it was opinion, not biblically, based that she would leave during the message. This remains with me as I write these blogs. I certainly have an opinion about most. Communicating God’s opinion (will) for every matter is the goal.
All of us have God-given talents. The pursuit of how we use these tools to glorify God is our job. Jesus told a parable about a journeying nobleman who left money for his servants. Upon his return, he held accountable each servant who received money. The men, who invested and profited their master, were considered good and granted more based on their willingness to work with what was given. The servant who did not invest was labeled ‘wicked and lazy’ and removed from the master’s protection (Matthew 25:14-30).
The same principle applies to God’s children. As aforementioned, God has given us all talents. Some use their talents to endorse self, while others exercise their gifts to magnify God and edify others. The best general example of using talents selfishly may be secular musical artists. Many begin with a whirlwind of success in their respective genre of music only to later significantly decline with a life involving drugs, alcohol, failed relationships, and many more ungodly attachments. To a certain extent, their ability to perform may still be present (due to God’s faithful grace), but their life a mess filled with years of debt and deceit. As the master states in the parable, ‘Come and share your master’s happiness!’ to those faithful servants. Peace and joy are attributes of serving God. Using your God-given talents for the purpose God intended leads to these qualities.
God created us for a reason. Unfortunately, we were not born with an individual life manual; so we need to use The Manual (Bible) and spend time with God in order to discover his purpose for our lives. I can attest to a life of using my gifts and talents unwisely and wisely. The results of the unwise choice led to defeat, low-self esteem, heart break, and lies. So far, the wise choice has harvested peace, joy, self-fulfillment, purpose, direction, self-worth, and a good name.
I encourage you to use your talents to build the kingdom of God. Throughout my short life, I have met many talented people. In attempts to separate myself from the pack, I pursued higher education and certifications to add to my resume. Some were with good intentions, some were not. The more mature I become, the more I realize that I simply am not good at some roles, regardless of the training. Self-acceptance is the beginning of fulfilling God’s plan for your life. Moses had a tough time accepting his God-given calling. He argued with the Lord, until God designated his brother, Aaron to assist him. God comforted Moses informing him that He would ‘…teach both to speak and what to do’ (Exodus 4:1-14). The Bible makes reference to God becoming angry with Moses’ initial response; however, the faithful grace of God prevailed. God added neccesities to have His purpose fulfilled to a willing vessel, Moses. The same can happen for you.
Fortunately for us, God does not change His mind. When he makes a promise, it shall be fulfilled. There was a job, and then there was YOU. Fulfill your purpose! Discover and embrace it! Begin your journey with the first step of accepting His plan for communion through Jesus Christ. Do not be separate from His Spirit. First, accept the plan of salvation as your foundation to fulfilling your destiny. It truly begins there!
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