How to develop your gifts

Wednesday 26 May 2021

How to develop your gifts

It is the one and the same Spirit that produces this : he gives each one a different gift, as he wishes. 1 Corinthians 12.11 BFC

People constantly ask me how they can discover and develop the gifts God has given them.

"God has placed something great in you."

Here are some tips I discovered :

. Focus on the strengths God has given you. It will help you enter into the call that God has placed on your life.

. Exercise your gift. Find something you love to do and do well, and do it over and over again. Do you know what will happen then ? The image that you have of yourself will improve day by day, because you will no longer be constantly failing.

. Have the courage to be different. Discontent comes when you try to be like others instead of welcoming the unique person that you are.

. Learn to deal with criticism. Be confident enough in who you are in Christ that you can listen to others and be ready to change, without feeling pressured to share their point of view or need to gain their approval.

God has placed something great in you. I pray that today is the start of a great adventure as you use the gifts he has given you.

My prayer for today

Lord, I want to cultivate and develop the gifts you have given me. Give me the courage to follow you and to develop the gifts and the capacities which you put in me.

Joyce Meyer

Source (The Thought of the Day)