That is right. You read the title correctly. Sometimes it is hard to believe that something we do well is a natural gift we can share with others. We hear it often said that what you do efficiently is, more often than not, your gift. Your gift can be so native and natural to you that you might miss it altogether. We often dismiss our natural abilities because they are easy for us to do. When I started as a Project Manager, I was awful at managing projects before writing full time. While I eventually grew the skills needed to do an average job in the PM role, I recall a seasoned Project manager, my boss at the time, telling me that my gift seemed to be writing and that they could never write books the way I do. My former manager encouraged me to keep writing! At the time, I did not see it as a compliment. It stung to hear in so many words; you stink as a project manager but keep writing! But in hindsight, it was true. I was forcing something less innate than my natural abilities. At the time, I wanted to be a superstar project manager. I recall her saying; that she believed we should leverage our natural strengths instead of going against the grain. It would take me less time and effort to write several books than it would both energy and engagement-wise to manage many projects.
Your gifts can have this superpower ability to make you happy because they are typically something you love to do. Your skills will allow you to open your life up in ways only God can help manifest. Your gifts are bigger than you, and you can foster a more excellent vision by realizing your talents and finding ways to bring them into the world, even if it’s part-time. Part-time is better than no time. We should want to share what we do naturally and well.
My husband is terrific with anything tactile hands-on. He can fix just about anything you put in front of him. Do you know those fix-it manuals that tell you how to put a piece of furniture together? I am at ground zero, totally lost, trying to figure those guides out, but my husband will take one look at the instructions, and before I know it, we have a new bed frame up or a fixed humidifier or anything. I admire him and others for their unique gifts. My husband would probably fall over if I told him to write a book.
We mustn’t take our gifts, any of them, for granted. Honoring your gifts is a great way to thank God for the ability given to you. If you cannot use your skills for whatever reason, injury, illness, etc., there might be ways of teaching others or expressing them in other ways. The point is to never give up on what you can do with your God-given gifts. Remember, it is your gift given to you to share with others. Go forth and share today!
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LNora
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