Are you using the gifts God gave you? I found myself thinking about this question this time last year. I’d just gotten married, I was excited about the future, and I was even more excited about the growth of my blog. I felt like my life was beginning to make (more) sense. However there was still something eating at me. I wasn’t sure if I was using (all of) my God given gifts. Granted I was publishing daily blog posts, but there was something that had me feeling a bit creatively unfulfilled.
After praying and talking to my husband, I realized 3 things; (1) I was ready to take my God given writing abilities to the next level, (2) I was ready to share my gift of personal styling beyond my blog, and (3) I was ready to gain more income. Fast forward a year later, the question was brought up in church a few weeks ago. Of course I thought about it and realized that, YES. I was actually using the gifts God gave me and because of that, I’ve been able to accomplish those 3 things and more!
Now I know there’s still more work to do on my end. You may be thinking, well how can there be more? You just checked off those 3 things….what else is there?! Think about this – when someone gives you a gift for your birthday you hope that it’s something you can use more than once, right? We should think about our God given gifts the same way. When you have certain gifts, you’re expected to use them continuously. That means I still have more to give and more to do.
So why am I sharing all this? It’s simple – using the gifts God gave us is imperative to living a truly happy and fulfilled life. Why be selfish with our gifts? They were given to us to inspire and help others. To “make it plain”, it’s our responsibility to use the gifts that we’ve been given.
So tell me, what are some of your gifts? Are you using the gifts God gave you in a positive way? Let me know!
Thank you for reading and for sharing. As much as I enjoy inspiring you, you all inspire me as well. Until tomorrow, be blessed and stay safe…XO!
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This is an awesome post dear!!! Sometimes I wonder if I’m using my gifts and sometimes I know that I am. Thanks for giving me something to ponder, and bravo to you for using your gifts!
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Thanks so much, Rocquelle! I really appreciate your comment. And I KNOW you are using yours. I love everything you’re doing…very inspiring. XO!
Great post my dear. I was acctually thinking about similar thing couple of days ago. So thanks for the inspiration.
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Thanks, Ana. 🙂
No this is deep – need to sleep on this one…
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Hit me pretty hard too sis when I started thinking about it. XO!
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Wow! You are speaking directly to me! No I an not using my gifts and I am glad I have figured that out. God has a funny way of showing you these things. Thank you for the inspiration, Whitney!
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No problem, Kishina! Yea, God has a way of doing that to us every now and then. Keep praying on it…xo! 🙂