gifts, talents, abilities and strengths.

 

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com 

 

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Sitting as a kid reading up on black bears in order to do a book report. I sat there thinking, I love learning (what I am interested in) I love writing, I love speaking, I love making people laugh and think and teaching new things… to bad there’s not a job like that….

 

I remember sitting in the little east high school theatre taking the SAT or ACT test. And I knew this didn’t matter in my life. I knew my score would suck, but I also knew it would not matter. I am not saying- don’t study. I am just saying if you know your strengths and you are being tested on your weaknesses, don’t worry about it. Put all your effort into your strengths. 

 

I knew so young that my gifts were not based on math scores or english or even my ability to memorize algorithms or write code…

In fact I hate english but it didn’t stop me from writing 13 books, I have a hard time memorizing but it didn’t stop me from writing and recording songs or playing guitar and playing drums… 

I never tried to focus on my weaknesses… 

 

Back to my story about being in 5th grade and thinking wow, wouldn’t it be great to have a job where you read, study, write and then speak… and uh yes that is a lot of what I do now as a pastor….

 

My son is a genius. Almost a perfect ACT SAT score.

 

My younger son is more of the street smart type. If your going to go to war my oldest will draw up the strategy, my youngest will lead the war. but what is most important to me is that they both know their gifts, talents, abilities and strengths. 

 

So important to know your gifts, talents and abilities. 

Gift- great voice, you had nothing to do with it

Talents - your genetics combined with your hard work

Abilities- typically sheer work

Strengths are a combination of all 3 used in the right place with the right people at the right time. 

 

One of my gifts is I can encourage and fill others up. Much of my gift or at least it’s impact is due to how much I have spent with the gift giver.

 

One of the reasons Jesus came is so that the soul could feel it’s worth. And once you feel your worth you no longer run after money or fame or popularity… you no longer run after what you think will give you worth… you just simply rest in his worth being you.

 

Take time today to write down what your Gifts, talents, abilities are how they can be your strengths… it will leave you with the road map to begin to feel what God feels for you.