What a privilege it is to
join God in accomplishing His work here on earth! He actually entrusts us to love others, help others and
sacrifice for others in the name of Jesus. We are on mission with God, holding His hand as we go, and bringing others with us along the way.
We saw last week that one
way we can carry out His mission is through our family...having a family mission. God also gives
each person a mission, with gifts to
fulfill that calling.
There is no denying that
every person is unique—not only in physical characteristics, but also in
personality, thought processes, expression of feelings, relating with people,
and so much more. You can
definitely see that in each of your children, right? You might even wonder where some of those characteristics came from. God creates us the way He wants us, and as we allow Him, He uses our lives to
bless others in our own unique ways.
“God’s various gifts are handed out everywhere; but they all originate
in God’s Spirit. God’s various
ministries are carried out everywhere; but they all originate in God’s
Spirit. God’s various expressions
of power are in action everywhere; but God himself is behind it all. Each person is given something to do
that shows who God is. Everyone
gets in on it, everyone benefits.
All kinds of things are handed out by the Spirit, and to all kinds of
people! The variety is
wonderful…All these gifts have a common origin, but are handed out one by one
by the one Spirit of God. He
decides who gets what, and when.”
I Cor. 12:4-11
What gifts do you have? What gifts do your children have? How are
you helping them develop and use their gifts? How are you using your gift(s) to help your family? Your friends? The people you come across during your day?
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