What are you building?

God gave us gifts… Yahoo! But I wonder how many of us understand the value of the gift we hold and what we're meant to do with them. Have you ever been given a gift only to open it and say 'it's lovely erm... what is it?' I think many of us feel a little bit like this with gifts from God. We can be unsure of what is,how to use it or even why we'd need? But we do need what God gives us because He who has called you is equipping you. In Eph - 4:11-16 it tells us the gifts God has given each one of us are for the equipping and  growth of the body of believer’s here on earth that is the church folks!  There is no plan B we are it - we need to passionately invest and nurture the most precious thing to Jesus, each other.

Being productive is in our DNA, we’re designed by God to feel satisfied and happy when we’re producing something good. This begs the question then, what are we building with the talents and gifts God has placed inside each of us - what is the fruit of all this reproductive spiritual gene pool? Look at the picture above it's beautiful isn't it? Guy's when you pass me a stone of graciousness I can put it on top of the stone of forgiveness that someone else placed on the stone of a hug, which was placed beside the stone of speaking truth in love that took risk, which went underneath the sacrifice of praise, which was set above a stone of discernment… Do you see what I mean?

There’s a kind of principle with spiritual gifts they won’t grow if they’re not used. God tells us in Matthew 25:14-30 He has an expectation of us to use our gifts to build other’s up. For example, I can sing but if I never lead worship folks would miss out on blessing. The thing is I believe most of us really do want to be a blessing only we’re often not too sure of the practicalities. So what has God placed in you to build with?

• ·         What energises you? Brings you joy and satisfaction?
• ·         What do others say you’re good at?
• ·         What do you dream of?

These questions should help you to have a clearer picture of your gifting. If not do whatever serves and blesses others. It may be God is wanting to develop your character (and He does that through developing your service to others) often, it’s in serving others that you identify you’re gift. 

What will you build with your gifts, your actions and words, this week?

Hugs Ruth x