Gifts

Ladies! The Bible says you are fearfully and beautifully created in the very image of God! Pause, breathe. The image of God. Let that settle deep inside of your heart. He loves you, He created you, He gifted you uniquely, He had His hand on you in your mothers womb. He gave you gifts and talents to do the purpose He created you to fulfill.
I don’t know where we got the notion that we have to be superwoman; that we have to be good at everything, that we are an island. It’s a lie! We are all a part of a body, we each have unique giftings that are necessary for the Kingdom of God. Spend more time speaking life into other women than jonesing for their giftings. When we appreciate others more we are more content and more able to see our unique gifts.
Jealousy and comparison leads to competition. You are not in competition with other women. As we gather together and join forces we will be quite the army, a fierce enemy of our enemy!
Also, we rarely know others’ complete story. So comparing ourselves not only leads to discontentment but also foolish assumptions. For instance, J and I have a beautiful marriage and we work together and have fun together. But, if you just look at this season you miss the beginning. To get here J and I walked through 7 years of hell. 7 years of grit determination (and lots and lots of grace) to not hire lawyers and end our vows. 7 years of buckets and buckets of tears. Did you know the Bible says God bottles and counts our tears. None are wasted! There’s no telling what the person you are looking at has walked through, and you may not want to walk through their fires anyway. God has yours all ready for you.
Thank God for the gifts He has given you. If you feel giftless, that is a lie, take time to ask God to reveal your gifts and talents. And then take time to be thankful for them. Don’t hide them, put them to use.
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