It was a Bible Study I did over stewardship that lead me here if the first place. Am I using my gifts the way God intended me to use them and to their fullest potential? Then the next question I asked myself was WHAT ARE MY GIFTS????? I made a list. My list:
I'm a good teacher,
I'm a good wife,
I'm a good mother, nurturer,
I'm empathetic and cry at the drop of the hat, and that is good!!
I'm a good friend,
I'm a crafter, as in scrapbooking and such.
I'm sarcastic,
I have a weird sense of humor, and that is not a bad thing,
I'm an exceptional photographer,
I'm a good cook, even though I hide that,
I appreciate nature,
I can drive a bus,
I'm compassionate, yet I hide this too,
I'm a servant,
I'm low maintenance,
I'm a helper,
I'm tenacious,
I have great organizational skills,
I'm highly intelligent,
I'm intuitive,
I'm personable....
Do I use these gifts like I should? Not so sure I do, but right now I do not have the time to do extra. Soon though I will be an empty-nester and my husband will be a pastor. I'm not able to admit to being a good person, but I believe that has a lot to do with my theology, and the fact that I believe the only good thing in me is Christ, and the gifts he gives me. I am ok with this. This is who I am. I learned the last statment about being a good person bothers other people, but that is not my problem, because it does not bother me. When I recently asked a loved one what her gifts were, she listed the other people in her life. So this is not a thing that is unique to me. I cherish those gifts too, but that has more to do with my relationships with others and not my relationship with God. These are things that I have been working on this past eight months, I will post more of the things as I have time and I will post my devotionals. I noticed that no one has made comments on the posts themselves, I do invite comments, and questions. Especially if you are contenplating going through a CPE program.
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