HOW ARE YOU USING YOUR TALENTS
Do you know what time it is? Apparently, if you ask me this question, you won’t get a direct answer such as, “It’s 6:15.” My husband tells me all the time that if you ask me what time it is, I’ll let you know how to build a watch. Lol! He is trying to say that I tend to tell the back story of everything, and he wants me to get to the point.
If you’ve followed me for very long, you know my love for telling a good story. Many of you probably follow me because I talk about my family, especially that crazy husband of mine. The point of this is (this is what Joe want’s me to get to quickly) what Joe finds bothersome, the Lord has given to me as one of my “talents.”
Talents don’t have to come in the package that we think they should. For me, my talents are talking and telling everything I know and my love for clothing. If you had asked me if the Lord could use my blabbing and shopping for His purpose, I would have told you, “no way.”
I’m sure the “no way” kind of mindset is what ran through Moses’s mind, Gideon’s mind, and even through David’s mind. Don’t get me wrong, I am not putting myself in the same category as those great men, but I’m saying that we can all be used for God’s purpose.
Matthew 25:14-30
14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16 The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. 17 So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. 18 But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19 “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 20 The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’ 21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ 22 “The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.’ 23 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ 24 “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’ 26 “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? 27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest. 28 “‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. 29 For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ A fashion blog does not come to mind when you are thinking about the Lord’s work. It certainly wasn’t on my mind when I started the blog; I just wanted a free handbag or a pair of shoes. I am extremely unqualified to be talking about Jesus and His ministry, so I’m not sure why Sundays have become a day where I do exactly that.
I continue to write these posts; even though they are the least read, they don’t make me any money, and I get a lot of unfollows and snide comments. If I can bring ONE person to the Lord, I am humbled. A lady follows me on FaceBook, and she might even be reading this post right now. According to her, she is an atheist, but she has commented on my posts several times. She recently commented that she enjoyed my Sunday posts, that they made her think and inspired her. I think of her as I write my Sunday posts, and I hope and pray that one day she will comment that she has decided to give her life to Jesus. My mind is blown just thinking about that possibility.
So, no matter how big or small your talent is, the Lord CAN and WILL use it for His good. Think about it, what is your talent? Are you already using it to glorify God? If not, how can you use your talent for the Lord’s work?
To God Goes The Glory
Have A Blessed Day
I love your Sunday posts & if they save one person you can count them as a success. You are doing the Lords work. Never stop! It is wonderful & I look forward to them every week.
There are lots of fashion blogs out there, as you know and I do read some of them, but to be able to read one from a fellow Christian is such a blessing to someone who is also chatty and loves fashion and Jesus. I really appreciate your courage to include a daily Bible verse. It’s there, it can be read-or not….and it will never return void.
I appreciate and look forward to your Sunday posts; hope you will continue them! If I’ve got a busy day during the week I may miss your post but if I miss the one on Sunday, I’ll go back to read it as soon as I can
I love your Sunday posts. I too have a passion for fashion, as well as a passion for the Lord. These past few years – yes, years have been a very unsettling time for me in a lot of ways, even to my faith.
I came across your blog thru your blog sister in Texas, Pamela, a while ago. I did like that you were a Christian lady, who also loved fashion. So I didn’t seem as weird, lol. But I also loved that you talked about your faith openly, which I have been very hestitant to do. Is it possible to love such things of the world and say you’re faithful??
Well, I’m a costume designer/sewist and I’ve always known those are some of my amazing God given gifts – that’s where He kept leading me. During the COVID time it all came to a screeching halt. I thought it was because maybe I shouldn’t be doing it. I really started doubting.
Live theatre has come back like crazy. Many ladies at church and even my pastor were saying – Share those gifts. And also don’t be shy about sharing your love of God while doing it. Look at all the folks you come in contact with, there’s plenty of very nice ways to tell them the Good Word while you’re sharing the gifts God gave you. A different interesting person that maybe folks don’t expect to maybe reach people in a different way that don’t know the Lord.
And I have been doing just that, I’m not perfect, way far from it, but just being myself and being able to share things in a natural, calm way while doing our work and sharing it with others has been my delight and been a great new source of strenght for me.
So thank you for sharing your loves with all of us, and I will keep reading Sundays (well and everyday!) with interest and thought, and getting inspired. Sunday’s posts are wonderful, please keep writing them.
The scripture and lessons you share are the best part of your blog! Thanks for sharing!
Keep it up sister
Please keep writing your Sunday posts! It is so refreshing to receive inspiration and good thoughts. As you say, God asks us to use our talents (which he gave us) to encourage others to understand and seek a peace that only He can give. Am I at peace all the time? Absolutely not! But at least I know where I can go to find that peace. All I have to do is ask. Thanks again.
I appreciate and look forward to your Sunday posts. In truth, sometimes those are the only ones I read in a week! Keep being faithful and true!!!
I love your blogs, especially when you share your inspirational and biblical messages. I read them daily.
I also love your clothes and hair and makeup ideas. I am a young 75 and still care about how I look!
Tania, thank you for continuing to post on Sundays. Many times, as in today, your thoughts coincides with my pastor’s sermons. I always need the Word and your encouraging words.