What are you doing with what God gave you? This question came through my email this morning. I thought at that time about this blog about the ability he gave me to seemingly unashamedly put my feelings on display for the world lol. Then I thought about my gift, the unlikely ability to be a comforter (not the blanket Phil).
After I was fairly happy with myself then I felt an immense conviction. Like God himself asked if that was all that he had given me. I felt guilt and sadness. I have been given so much more than just that. I have been given a family that deserves the world, friends that are more precious to me than they can even imagine, and so much ability to learn and do and to fix and repair.
What am I doing with the abilities that God gave me? I work everyday to provide for my family, and to help where I can. Now the question is do I help enough? Are there more things that I could do with my talent? Could I help more people, could I provide better, could I use these talents to help others learn and grow? The answer to all of these is most assuredly a yes, so today I have decided that help more is what I shall do. I will help more when I see people struggling and I will help anyone who wants to learn what I know to learn.
What am I doing with my friendships? Am I being a great friend? Am I being a decent person? Am I helping them on this earth, or am I helping them for what comes next? I have tried to be a good friend. I have tried to be around for all of them whenever they needed me. I have not been a good follower of Christ. I have made sure that my friends know my position on God, and how I follow him and serve. I have failed on finding out where they stand and making sure they know how to get to heaven. Starting today I will be a better friend. I will not only make sure my friends know I love them but I will also make sure they know that God Loves them.
How about my family. These are the most amazing people I could imagine. They are forgiving, loving, accepting, and I wouldn’t want any of them to be any different. So how can I take better care of them? I have to change the way I deal with situations. I have to be more like them. I have to be more accepting, more understanding, I have to show them the love of Christ through me. I think back to watching the funeral of Billy Graham when his daughter spoke about coming back home after a second failed marriage. She was afraid of the judgement, the disappointment, the I told you so’s. When she pulled up her father was waiting with arms wide open, he wrapped her up and told her he was so happy to have her back. She said “my dad was just a man, he was not God, but he showed me the love of God that day.” That is the way we should all strive to be. That is the way I WILL be.
God has given us so much, and to those given a lot a lot is expected. We are responsible for all of the things that God give us. We need to be good stewards of what we have received and not try to use it for our glory, but for the glory of God. All things done for the glory of God and done through love will grow amazing fruit.
I love you.
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