Let Your Spiritual Gift Shine Through The Aftermath
Our pastor recently challenged us to take a spiritual gift assessment. He began by saying that everyone has at least one spiritual gift. Now, growing up in Church, this topic was not new to me. I had actually taken a similar assessment in my younger years and felt certain I knew the "Answer". However, I took the assessment home and placed it on my "I'll look at this when I get time" pile (you know you have one too).
Little did I realize the days to follow that a Cat 3 Hurricane named Michael in its wake would leave a path of destruction. Thousands were left without power, running water and some so much more.
Michael left my own personal home, with no power, internet, phone or television. Thankfully, we had running water for a little while, we were all safe and forced to just be still and wait. With the sun not yet setting, and pencil in hand, I picked up the assessment and began to answer the questions.
There it was, not one, but two spiritual gifts, Administration and Exhortation and neither matched my younger years assessment. I began to think of my life and soon realized what I call a wink from Jesus moment as he began to reveal these gifts in me.
My mother, through her own hardships, taught me at a young age how to simply "keep the focus", As a career female banker, I was fortunate to have three powerful women bosses who saw in me what I didn't see in myself. They placed me in administrative roles, leading teams that would personally care for others financial well being. Teams that planned and implemented long and short terms goals. WOW...I had never even correlated it. I was even reminded how through the recent changes in my banking career, I am now privileged to work with someone, who not only allows me to do what comes natural, but encouraged it. It all just made sense.
So, just like the hurricane that has left such a mark in the places we call home, I truly believe if we all would allow our spiritual gifts to shine, the talk about Hurricane Michael will be more about the discovery than the destruction. Not sure of what your spiritual gift is? Click Here for one of many ways to discover.
Little did I realize the days to follow that a Cat 3 Hurricane named Michael in its wake would leave a path of destruction. Thousands were left without power, running water and some so much more.
Michael left my own personal home, with no power, internet, phone or television. Thankfully, we had running water for a little while, we were all safe and forced to just be still and wait. With the sun not yet setting, and pencil in hand, I picked up the assessment and began to answer the questions.
There it was, not one, but two spiritual gifts, Administration and Exhortation and neither matched my younger years assessment. I began to think of my life and soon realized what I call a wink from Jesus moment as he began to reveal these gifts in me.
My mother, through her own hardships, taught me at a young age how to simply "keep the focus", As a career female banker, I was fortunate to have three powerful women bosses who saw in me what I didn't see in myself. They placed me in administrative roles, leading teams that would personally care for others financial well being. Teams that planned and implemented long and short terms goals. WOW...I had never even correlated it. I was even reminded how through the recent changes in my banking career, I am now privileged to work with someone, who not only allows me to do what comes natural, but encouraged it. It all just made sense.
So, just like the hurricane that has left such a mark in the places we call home, I truly believe if we all would allow our spiritual gifts to shine, the talk about Hurricane Michael will be more about the discovery than the destruction. Not sure of what your spiritual gift is? Click Here for one of many ways to discover.
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