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and I told her about Jesus. When In this day and age, I firmly
I finished and told her she could believe we can’t afford to hide
be saved too, I led her to Jesus our gifts in a closet. It’s time we
right there on the playground. take them out, dust them off and
get ready to do God’s work. Get
When I was that age no one
told me to be afraid to speak out ready to use your gifts, whatever
and I wanted everyone to know they are. If you don’t know what
my Jesus. When I was about 10 those gifts are, just ask Him to
years old there was a gentleman show you.
that came to church with his Sometimes it may be just as
wife, and everyone knew he only simple as praying for someone’s
attended to keep her happy. I sat needs, it may be teaching the
across the aisle from him and children’s church, starting a
prayed every Sunday that he Bible study, taking your elderly
would walk down the aisle neighbor to the store, cleaning
during the alter call. Then one toilets at the church, praying
Sunday he did. I cried so hard, with someone who needs a
because I knew his daughters breakthrough, or any number of
would have a Godly dad like I things.
did.
Whatever your gifts are, it
I give you these examples to is time to use them for God’s
show you that although I was glory and stop making excuses.
only 8- and 10-years old God had It’s time to think, how have I
given me a gift of compassion used my gifts? Or better
and the ability to lead others to yet…Have I used them at all and
God or pray for them even at how do I use them to glorify God?
that age. If you aren’t sure, then
I only started to doubt that maybe ask your pastor to help
ability as I grew older. I allowed you know how is best to use them.
the voice of the enemy to creep in No matter what, I can assure
and bring doubt with it.
