Gods Gifts in Us

Gods Gifts in Us

God has placed a gift in each one of us. We are to use these gifts to improve lives. We are not to hide our gifts from the world. Rather we are to take risks, share them, offer them to others, and most especially, offer them to God. By our baptism, He has entrusted to each of us a portion of His “possessions,” a share in His divine life (2 Peter 1:4). He has given us talents and responsibilities, according to the measure of our faith (Romans 12:3, 8).
Sometimes when we think of offering gifts to God we think in the context of ministries at Church, such as giving our musical abilities for the choir or our time to serve on a committee or as an altar server. But in reality, any and all of our gifts can be used to serve God. He has called us to be trusted servants; fellow workers (1 Corinthians 3:9), using our talents to serve one another and His kingdom as good stewards of His grace (1 Peter 4:10).
God has graciously blessed us all with so many gifts and talents .Usually, they are things that come so naturally to us that we do not see them as extra special. But in reality, not everyone can do certain things as easily as you can. We are to make good use of our gifts: God calls every person and offers talents to all, at the same time entrusting each one with a mission to carry out. It would be foolish to presume that these gifts are an entitlement, just as failing to use them would mean failing to achieve our purpose in life.
Our gifts are responsibilities to God and to humanity. We are to be happy with the gifts that we have, refuse to hide them with fear and jealousy but make them profitable by sharing. What God has given us is multiplied in its giving! It is a treasure made to be spent, invested and shared with all. We are encouraged to be active and entrepreneurial with our gifts.
Compiled by Jacqueline Kamau
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