Your Gifts Are Not Accidents

The gifts God instilled in you—even the ones that feel ordinary—are anything but. God placed them in you with intention, and He has work in mind that only you can do.

The Lord has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.
— Exodus 35:31 NLT

A toolbox is filled with unique tools that serve a specific purpose. A hammer drives nails. A level identifies horizontal straightness and vertical plumbness. A measuring tape shows an accurate distance. God has placed unique abilities, gifts, and passions within you. God designed your tools and talents,—each one designed with intention, each one given with a reason.

It’s easy to spend years searching for God’s calling while overlooking the gifts already in your hands. Your strengths provide clues to the callings God places before you. The Holy Spirit opens your eyes to opportunities where your gifts and talents will make an eternal difference.

God selected Bezalel to help build the tabernacle and provided him with artistic skill, craftsmanship, wisdom, and creativity. God equipped him long before the assignment was completed and supplied everything needed for the task. Bezalel’s abilities advanced God’s purposes among His people.

Your ability to teach, organize, lead, create, build, write, serve, listen, or solve problems is part of God’s greater plan. What feels ordinary to you is is exactly what He intends to use to serve others and glorify Him.

God’s purpose becomes visible when you faithfully use what He has already placed in your hands.

Bring your abilities to God. He develops them, expands their influence, and directs them toward opportunities He has in mind. Your calling begins with your willingness to trust Him with the abilities He gave you.

Take a fresh look at the abilities God has entrusted to you. They are yours to use for His glory, for good works and for the people He puts in your path.

Today’s One Thing
Write down two or three abilities that come naturally to you—things you may have dismissed as ordinary. Bring that list to God in prayer and ask Him to show you one specific way to use one of them this week.

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