Gifts To Glorify God
2 Timothy 1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
Paul tells Timothy to fan into flame the gift of God had given him. From 1 Timothy 4, his gift appears to be the dissemination the Scriptures through public reading, teaching, and preaching. Notice that the gift was not matured when it was given, and it did not overtake the will of the recipient. It was Timothy's responsibility to develop and use his gift, to build up and magnify what he was given. But, we see here that God gave him other gifts to aid him in growing his gift. These secondary gifts were power, love, and self-discipline.
K and A, God has enabled you to serve him with excellence. I believe that talents and gifts are given in three ways. One way is natural born talents, another is learned talents, and the third is gifts of the Spirit. Yet no matter how they are given, they must be developed. You must fan into flame the talents God has given to you. And, with the power of the Spirit, you can. He gives you self-discipline to get to work, power to keep going, and love to properly use them benefit others. Take your natural, learned, and Spirit given gifts and use them to glorify God in your life today!
~Dad
Note:
If you seem to be failing in developing one of your talents, check to see if your relationship with God is where it should be. Often, there is where the problem lies.
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