Gifts and Talents

https://odb.org/MY/2022/03/02/managing-our-gifts

There are spiritual gifts like prophesy, serving, teaching, exhortation, giving, leadership and mercy (Romans 12:6-8) and yet there are other spiritual gifts like word of wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophesy, distinguishing between spirits, tongues, interpretation of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:8-10) as well as is stated in 1 Corinthians 12:28-30 like apostle, prophet, teacher, miracles, healings, help, administration and tongues or the five fold ministries in Ephesians 4:11. We know all that and we may have some of them and some of us may operate in these spiritual gifts. The important thing is that whatever is our spiritual gifting, we use it or them to serve others as good stewards of God’s grace (1 Peter 4:10). Spiritual gifts are given to us for the sake and the betterment of the brethren, not to glorify or enrich us or to make us popular or famous. It is to facilitate the spiritual growth of the church and the congregation.

But there are other talents that are unique to us like writing or drawing or painting or singing or composing songs or playing musical instruments or studying or sports or computers or games. Each of us are also given such gifts and talents, some are special and unique while some are common and yet still special to us. For example, there are many who can play the guitar or piano, but compared to the person who can’t, we are sort of special and yet we may not be that good compared to those who can. That is why whatever talent or gift we have been given by God, it will always be special and unique to us as there are many who do not have our gifts and talents or have other gifts and talents.

The question today is what are we doing with our gifts and talents? Are we using it to serve God? Are we using it for ministry, for the church, in our Christian fellowship or cell group? Are we using our gifts and talents to reach out and bless people around us, people within our sphere of influence at our corner of the world?

I have a talent in writing and although there are thousands and thousands out there who can write much better than me and have a much wider reach (like journalists or writers of books that reach and are read by millions), I am undeterred and unperturbed and will continue to write my blog so long as the Lord gives me inspiration. Maybe only a hundred people read my blog each day but for me it is good enough that I am able to touch and bless this one hundred people and inspire them to greater heights in their walk with God, that they may respond to God’s calling upon their lives and fulfil His plans and purposes for their lives. The point is to use our gifts and talents to serve one another. Let’s all begin to use our gifts and talents from God for God and His people! Maybe that’s God’s unique calling for us!