What has God given you?

Comparisons are usually dangerous. We are meant to be different. What someone's good at, we may not be. To put it in terms of our Christian walk, when we notice a friend's great prayer life/volunteering/worship leading, it's tempting to wallow in 'why am I not as awesomely godly as that' negativity. But, God gave each of us specific talents, abilities and passions. If we live our lives striving to match others, we'll burn out or miss what God has for us.

What brings someone close to God is different for each person. Let's not allow the great stuff in others' lives to become damaging to our own. Others' good habits aren't there to weigh us down. If someone gets up at dawn to pray, let's be encouraged to pray more. But doing that at 5am isn't what makes a 'good Christian'.

So, getting to a point where we can say 'I take joy in doing your will, my God' (Psalm 40:8 NLT) won't happen while we're trying to keep up with what others are doing. It happens when we live out our faith in the way God designed for us. If we find one way of praying difficult, let's find one that we love. When our God-given-preferences get in sync with our God- time, it's a win:win.



So what now? What's something you love doing? Do it in a way that'll bless someone else (e.g. if you love photography, invite someone who's lonely to go with you to take shots of great scenery). What has God given you?





— SCRIPTURE —

'I take joy in doing your will, my God.' Psalm 40:8 NLT
— SOULFOOD —

Gen 24:1-51, 2 Cor 6:14-7:1