We all have gifts that make us great. We are all different and that is great.
“6Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.” – Romans 12:6-8 (ESV)
I will never forget a conversation/exchange I had with my then 8-9 year old son Bryson. I was commenting that his 3 closest friends all had names that began with the “K” sound and he was the one that was different with the “B” sounding name. His comment to me was “It’s ok to be different, that is what you teach us”. He could not be truer in his statement.
I am encouraged when I read verses like this that exclaim our differences and more importantly how we use them to raise up. We each have gifts that make us great and God will use those gifts to carry out his plan.
Have you looked at how you are different? What gifts are you able to identify? How are you able to use those gifts to glorify God?
Trevor's Thoughts 