God has given you special, beautiful gifts.
Your own ways to love, encourage, create, and serve. Some may come so naturally that they feel ordinary to you, but they can mean so much to someone else. So know yours is important.
Not sure what your gift is?
Sometimes it feels hard to know what God has gifted us with. That’s okay. You can ask Him.
Get alone with Him, and simply ask, “What would You like me to share?” “What are my gifts?”
Then quiet your mind and listen. Notice what He shows you. Sometimes He will tell you, and sometimes He will give you a visual, a picture that settles in your heart. Other times it will be what others thank you for, or what you can’t help but do with love.
For me, it came quietly. Years ago I taught, and I thought that season had passed. But as I asked Him what He wanted me to share, I realized I’m still teaching. It just looks different now. It was something I had always done with love, and I almost overlooked it because it felt so ordinary.
Seven gifts from Romans 12
Romans 12:4-8 reminds us that we belong to one body, with different gifts given by His grace.
Prophecy: speaking God’s heart with courage and care.
Serving: seeing a need and meeting it.
Teaching: making truth easy to hold.
Encouraging: helping someone believe again.
Giving: sharing with an open hand and a joyful heart.
Leading: guiding others faithfully toward good.
Mercy: staying tender with the hurting.
Each one blesses others as well as us, and they work beautifully alongside everyone else’s gifts. What a blessing!
And He may lead you in other ways
God may also lead you to write, to sing, to gather people around your table for dinner, or to show love to a stranger. Pay attention to the quiet nudges. They are often how He says, this is yours.
Beautiful, not a competition
Her gift isn’t your competition. It’s your companion.
Our gifts can bloom alongside each other, bringing His love into the world in different ways.
Sometimes we just need this gentle reminder: what God has placed in you matters.
“Father, help me recognize the gifts You’ve given me. Teach me to use them with love and share them as You intended.
Thank You for the way You made me. Amen!”
May you share it with a joyful heart.
You are gifted by God.
