Understanding Your Shape
(Rick Warren)
Shape: Applying your Abilities
Your abilities are the natural talents you were born with. Some people have a natural ability with words: They came out of the womb talking! other people have natural athletic abilities, excelling in physical coordination. still others are good at mathematics or music or mechanics.
When God wanted to create the tabernacle and all the utensils for worship, he provided artists and craftsmen who were shaped with the "skill, ability and knoweldge in all kinds of crafts to make artistic designs....and to engage in all kinds of craftsmanship. Today God still bestows these abilities and thousands of others, so people can serve him
Even abilities used to sin are God-given; they are just being misused or abused. The Bible says, God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well. Since your natural abilities are from God, they are just as important and as "spiritual" as your spiritual gifts. The only difference is that you were given them at birth.
You are the only person on earth who can use your abilities. No one else can play your role, because they dont have the unique shape that God has given you. The Bible says that God equips you " with all you need for doing his will". To discover God's will for your life, you should seriously examinie what you are good at doing and what you're not good at. If God hasnt given you the ability to carry a tune, he isnt going to expect you to be an opera singer. God will never ask you to dedicate your life to a task you have no talent for. On the other had, the abilities you do have are a strong indication of what God wants you to do with your life. They are clues of knowing God's will fo ryou. If you're good at designing or recruiting or drawing or organizing, it is a safe assumption that God's plan for your life includes that skill somehow. God doesnt waste abilities, he matches our calling and our capabilities.
Written by Rick Warren
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