When God gives you a seed, He does not want that seed back; He wants a forest. He wants you to plant and grow that seed with the ability He gave you. Myles Munroe
Use the talents you possess, the wood would be very silent if no birds sang except the best. For those who are ready to journey the ability inside always find place for demonstration and display.
Find out what you want, and then set your goals in line with your ability. Be ready to put hard smart work into your system. Do what you have the gift for. Set your heart to do what you can with what you have, in your present situation and location.
Work diligently and consistently until there is a proof that will be evident to all. Paul the Apostle encourages through his admonition in 1 Tim 4:15-16 in New international version of the Bible as he was inspired: Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.” Proverbs 17:8 KJV
Work is the catalyst to bring your hidden potentials to lime light of its manifest form. You must constantly refine your gift; it is what will keep you in shape. It is your connecting neuron or rod to all what you will ever need for your assignment in life; in spiritual, physical, material etc, resources in all quantifications and dimensions.
The talents God gave to you are meant for trading and benefit; as you grow in their usage with every new task or encounter to bring the gem in you for profiting. Your talents are investment from God and they suppose to appreciate; that is they have the capacity to grow. Therefore, when we put them to use we key into God’s pleasure, which make things to fall in order for our placement in our assignment.
You need to infuse into your system the culture of discipline of work ethics; through following your goals, visions and plans by been orderly. What is discipline? It is the self-imposed standards and restrictions motivated by a desire greater than the alternatives. It is decision dictated by a determined destiny. The most beautiful thing about order is when you prioritize; you become more effective in your relationship with your environment to put your talents and gifts to use effectively.
When you do something with what you have God will give you more. That is how it works, it is the principle. Accept responsibility for your gifting and the consequences of your actions. Responsibility always pays great dividends. Why? Because it attracts God’s blessing as you walk in His ways. When you choose correctly and accurately in the area of your strength, you’ll be celebrated and rewarded for it.
Work is what will make you rise from obscurity to limelight. Benjamin Disraeli said: One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. Another man said: Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do. There is something you can do to change your situation, go ahead to fulfil your own aspect of it by so doing other things will fall in order.
This I believe was the understanding of Ruth as she went to work on the farm of Boaz and God who sees, rewarded her for responding to do something with her life. Understand this that each time you make the move, good things come out of nowhere toward you. When you take responsibility, it will cause the resources from God to locate you.
Don’t avoid challenges -take them on; as well, don’t run away from difficulty-run through it. Challenges and difficulty situations are the opportunities to exercise our gifts and to polish our talents in order to have more. Ship in habour is safe, but that is not what ships are meant for.
This is to let you know that your gifts and talents are to be put to work in a responsibility on your assignment, in your marriage and family, in your ministry and all spheres of life that you might find yourself. Suffice to say therefore that there is always a talent for you to trade with, go ahead and just do that; it will attract its resources in spiritual, material, human, financial terms or forms and otherwise.
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