I was recently told by a few people that I always seem to have it all together... I had to literally laugh... While I am appreciative of the compliments, man do I wish I always had it together! Between the husband,the kids, homeschooling,church ministry,plexus business, kids activities, and whatever else finds a way to squeeze its way in there... I feel like at times I want to hide somewhere lol.. But somehow it all falls into place:) In a similar vein, I have friends who are great at things like cooking or making stuff you see on Pinterest. I’m not I dont think..I’m simply not that talented in some of those areas. What’s easy for them is not easy for me. That doesn’t mean that I have to stop making my kids’ birthday cakes (which I enjoy) just because there are people who are better at that kind of thing than I am. God, in His infinite wisdom, has made us all different. We all have different skills and abilities, strengths and weaknesses. He has portioned these out to each of us as He determined best and necessary for His perfect plans. Yet too often, we spend our time wishing we had gifts someone else had instead of developing the ones we do have, or giving up in one area just because there’s someone in the world who can do better. But we are not to despise the gifts God has given us. Instead, we are commanded to make use of them. He has given them to us for a reason, and that reason is in accordance with the plans He has for us. We will never fully be who God wants us to be if we spend our time comparing ourselves to others and becoming either prideful or discouraged. You see, God doesn’t count one gift better than another. He doesn’t love one mom more just because she can sing solos in church and you can’t. He doesn’t prefer one mom over another because she throws picture-perfect birthday parties and I don’t. After all, He was the One who gave our gifts to us, and God doesn’t give substandard gifts. In other words, He gave us the gifts we have because they are valuable to Him and He wants us to use them for His Kingdom. When we don’t use our gifts—when we decide not to use them because someone has a greater gift, or because we didn’t get the gift we wanted—God is not pleased. He wants our gifts used by us. That’s why He gave them to us. So just because another mom is better at something than you are, or just because another mom has a gift you don’t, is no reason you shouldn’t be content with your gifts and develop them to the fullest. After all, God is pleased with them, so you should be, too. Romans 12:6—Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 14:30:25 +0000
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