⁶ In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. ⁷ If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. ⁸ If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. ~Romans 12:6-8

Do you ever compare your gift with the gift God has given others? It’s so easy to desire the gifts that other people have rather than recognize the potential the gifts God has given us!

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“The servant given one thousand said, ‘Master, I know you have high standards and hate careless ways, that you demand the best and make no allowances for error. I was afraid I might disappoint you, so I found a good hiding place and secured your money. Here it is, safe and sound down to the last cent.’ “The master was furious. ‘That’s a terrible way to live! It’s criminal to live cautiously like that! If you knew I was after the best, why did you do less than the least? The least you could have done would have been to invest the sum with the bankers, where at least I would have gotten a little interest. -Matthew 25:24-27

God has given you gifts and He expects you to do something great with them! In fact, your gift is what God wants to use to change the world through you! By now you should have discovered that you have a gift, that you can discover your gift, and that you can develop your gift. Today I want to focus on not burying your gift.

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I heard about this book the Entreleadership podcast. Dave Ramsey requires anyone who comes on staff with him to read this book. After reading, I know why.

The book is an extremely short and easy read, but has an incredibly powerful lesson in it: Personal accountability. If this book will help you do anything, it will help you grasp the concept, “If it’s to be, it’s up to me.”

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