Thursday; July 28

What is your talent?

The first danger of starting with this question is that too many people will just keep reading on without stopping to answer the question. So, I repeat, what is your talent? What can you do well? The second problem with this question is that there are people who will say, “I don’t do anything special. I’m not talented.”. The problem with this response isn’t that it’s true, the real issue is that it just isn’t thought out. We all have skills that can be used to benefit others. We may not all have the ability to make millions of dollars or sing beautiful songs or write inspiring poems – but we can all do something. Maybe it is the gift to fix an air conditioner or make a scrumptious meal or build someone’s spirit with a kind word. Maybe we have the ability to sit with an older person whose friends have all passed away or help someone who is confused by the Medicare process. Maybe we can babysit for a young mother or nail up trim on a Habitat For Humanity house. We all have something we can do to bless others.

Now, let’s try this again: what is your talent? Once we finish this self-assessment the next issue is how you are going to use it. Notice the question isn’t “if” you will use it, rather how you will use it. To be the type of people we have been called to be we have to be involved in the lives of others. We don’t have the option of being a spectator in life, we must be involved. So, if you haven’t found your talent, identify it and join us as we all work together to make this a good place in which to live.

Think About It!

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