Spiritual Gifts

Where do I begin? Or shall I say, where do I go from here? 

You know when you're praying over your dreams and your goals, and you specifically ask God to lay something, anything upon your heart so that you feel like you can attribute at least one aspect of your life for HIM. Well, that's where this comes in. Blogging, you know, the cool thing to do...or maybe not so cool anymore...I don't know. All I do know is that God made it clear to me to try, to listen to Him. I believe that God calls the unable but He makes them able. 

I am not a trained writer. I am sure there will be grammatical mistakes and improperly structured sentences. All of those fears of people with differing opinions or a judging eye are swirling in the background, but you know what?! God is bigger and He is worth my discomfort. For the better part of a year, I have felt like I have not been able to serve His purpose. Our schedule, despite finally learning to say no, still just didn't leave me much room outside of devotionals. I prayed for God to speak to me, to lead me where I needed to shift priorities say that I could serve Him. 

Months ago, I completed my first survey of my spiritual gifts. It was so beautiful to see some of my strengths, that have often been the subject of ridicule, actually  be what God intended me to use. To NOT be ashamed of them. 

Well, perplexed and intrigued by results, I felt a little lost with my LOWEST spiritual gift or shall I say, NOT my spiritual gift...apostleship/missionary. Now, to many this is just a confirmation but to me, it made me feel a bit lost. You see my church is a church, that VERY much places emphasis on missions. Traveling is not my strong suit...it makes me uncomfortable (ya I know, so what) and grumpy, and really just all around unpleasant to be around most of the time, especially internationally. That has nothing to do with not wanting to experience more, or meet new people, and a lot more to do with the fact that I'm a happy planner and leader. Where is all this rambling leading me? To this, to blogging, the fact that I can share the gospel with others from around the world! What a huge blessing and a baby step for what I'm sure, will lead to other baby steps!

My spiritual gifts: Discernment, Leadership, Service, and Administration.

What are yours? I would love to hear them. Remember these are gifts to you from God. Use them and don't be ashamed of them!! 

If you feel like God is calling you to something bigger than you, something you feel a bit underqualified for, pray, pray, pray. Ask God to show you the first step...don't worry about the rest, and WHEN He does, b/c He will, TAKE IT!

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So, I begin my journey. I listened to my calling. We shall see where this leads and where it goes, where HE goes, I will follow.