Answering the Call...

My youngest daughter who likes to sew...

 What has God gifted

 you to do?

It's not so much, perhaps,

that we can always

pinpoint the exact

gift of the Spirit,

as listed in Scripture,

and sometimes

those gifts may

change according

to His purposes...

BUT,

I've sure been thinking

alot the past while 

about the gifts

God gives His children

in the Body

for the perfecting

of the saints,

for edifying each other,

and for bringing

Him much glory,

as He works 

supernaturally

through us,

causing us to

do and say things

we would not

naturally in 

our flesh

be doing or saying.

SO...

dear friends,

if you sew, then sew to the glory of God.

If you are a prophetess, then

prophesy to the glory of God.

If you are an encourager of the Body, then encourage!

If you are a minister of grace and help, then by all means, help with joyful abandon!

If you are an evangelist, evangelize.

If you are more gifted to disciple, then please, 

I beg of you, don't waste alot of time pondering 

if you evangelize enough, but spend your time

discipling those converts the evangelists found

and brought to salvation.

Maybe you are gifted with many gifts.

We are told to covet (or seek after)

the best gifts. Not sure what all that means,

but I urge us to give Him our all.

We spend far, far too much time comparing

ourselves to others who have different giftings.

Let's cultivate and embrace the gifts

He gives to us.

Let us be up and doing,

because the time is short, 

Maybe you feel like you have little gifting.

My encouragement  to you

is to love 

God 

with your whole heart,

and let Him use you in 

any way

He wants to.

Let us let go of any 

pride,

fear,

anger,

selfishness,

bitterness,

self-righteousness,

and passivity

that might be

keeping us from

doing His work.

The harvest truly is great, 

but the reapers are few.

 May the Lord depend on you?