He gave us gifts and now we gotta use them

Well hello, and welcome back. It’s been a minute or two.

 

I’ve been in class for about a month, and we’ve been learning about a lot of different things. Last week, we learned about the different gifts it talks about in the Bible. We spent some time figuring out which ones God gave to each of us specifically. Thinking about what you are gifted in can be difficult when you aren’t confident in said giftings. Sometimes, we don’t even realize we are gifted in a certain area. 

 

This week of class was important for me, because I needed to see what God has given to me so that I can begin to steward it well. Each of us did a little presentation in front of the class about what gifts we believe He’s given us. I’m going to try to put a link to the video of my presentation in this blog. After watching it, feel free to write feedback on my public speaking in the comments. This will help me learn what I can do to be more confident in what I’m saying. You are allowed to be truthful!

 

 

In the video, I talk a little bit about how I had known for a while that God has given me the gift of leadership, but that I have been avoiding it as much as possible for some time now. This gift is difficult, it requires taking responsibility, and, in my opinion, it didn’t seem to mesh with my personality, so I had convinced myself that it just wasn’t for me. Our class on “redemptive gifts” was sort of the last straw in terms of God just trying to tell me that this is what He has given me and He’s inviting me to figure out how to use it, day by day. I’m still at the point where I really don’t have a clue what this means for my life, but one day I’ll get there. Or rather, one day I’ll still feel like I have no clue, but I will probably have more of a clue than I do now. I just need to trust my Dad. And that’s hard. But it’s worth it. 

 

Thank you to everyone who has supported me being in CGA, whether prayerfully, with words of encouragement, donations, or all of the above. I believe that being here is a necessary step for me to take for my personal journey with the Lord, as well as my journey walking & leading others towards Him. I am in need of a small miracle in order to meet my fundraising goal of $4,000 by September 30. I am currently at $1,762, which means that I need $2,238 to meet the next goal. I know it feels like a big scary number, but I really appreciate all the contributions, no matter the size. If all the people subscribed to my blog donated $44, I would meet the goal! 

 

So much love to you guys. If you have questions for me at any time, feel free to post a comment, send me a message, give me a call, etc. I’d love to hear from you.

 

SJ