A Gift- ME?!

This morning I had breakfast with some men after our weekly men's group. The discussions are usually of a theological flavor.

A friend that I value was saying that he was going to be facilating a home group concerning our spiritual gifts. He was concerned about speaking about it because of the uncertainity of his own giftedness; although he had taken many surveys and discussions with other Christian men.

Another friend spoke to his concern by saying that he may help him if he looked at himself as a gift, a gift from God. A gift is something, by definition, given to you with out anything expectation of anything return. When God drew us to Him and we accepted Him as our Saviour, Christ was God's gift to us. As we live our lives being centered on Christ, it will only be natural for us to give of ourselves to others in the most natural way. The way we give of ourselves maybe manifested in many differents ways but always according to whom Christ developed us to be. As the example of the potter and the clay, we are constantly being molded into the person of Christ. As we allow that molding to happen the more life will be meaningful, fullfilling and Christlike. WOW- what a ah-ha moment!

It only makes sense as we grow in our relationship with Christ that we start thinking more like Christ and with the Holy Spirit leading us He will use the unique talents that He has given to us to give to others.

My Journey......... slowgo. That's the name of my blog site here. Today I was given an insight to better my journey. It is benchmark for me to understand that my life is a gift to others because of the price that Christ paid for it. I'm God's gift to others, to tell them of the miraclous and wonderful things that He has done for me. To share Christ with others is to give freedom to others- freedom from hate, hostility, addictions (food), depression, and the list could be endless. Christ has the power to over come anything through us if we will but choose to allow Him to use us.

ah-ha!