WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR TALENTS?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR TALENTS?
(i) Unlock the talent:
(iii) Build
upon the talents:
a. Moses and Bezaleel: Bezaleel became a talent for Moses, filling the architectural deficiencies of Moses, (Ex. 35:30, 35; 36:1-2)
b. Joseph and Pharaoh : Joseph also became a talented asset not only for Pharaoh but all of Egypt. He was able to save the nation with his vision, administrative competence, (Gen. 41: 25, 32-45).
· Natural talent can be maximized, and that without further effort, natural talent will be wasted.
· Low mentality syndrome can paralyze natural talent. This therefore calls for a better self esteem and personal style.
P.O. BOX 203
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BY PASTOR
WILLIAM BOACHIE-ANSAH
TEXT: 1Corinthians 4:7
¶ For who makes
you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive?
Talent simply refers to a natural ability to
do something well. A talented person does something with ease because he does
not exert much effort in that area. Almost everything in that field flows
naturally with him. These gifts stem from in-built tendencies or motivations
given to us by God right from birth.
When one becomes a Christian, the Holy
Spirit brightens the initial gifting or talents and polishes them to be used to
the glory of God. Most often, each of us has a combination of several talents,
but there will usually be one or few of them which will be more pronounced.
Again, there is no person without any talents. Your positive attitude towards
talent is as good as gold. THERE IS THEREFORE THE NEED For you to act swiftly
on any or all of your talents!
(i) Unlock the talent:
Talent
unlocking begins from identifying a talent and putting it into good use. For
this to be done effectively there is the need to start doing so many things.
You cannot know the things you can do if you continue to always do the things
you do. There is the need to launch into the deep. Start doing new things and
you will soon discover other capabilities in your life.
(ii) Maximize the talent:
Maximizing
your talents means operating at the highest capacity. This simply means that
you should find more innovative ways of doing the things you do with the view
to making them more easier than they used to be. Again, no talents should be
allowed to go waste or untapped.
This means
you use your talents to explore other opportunities. There should be a transfer
of skills from a well known field to another. Transfer the experience you have
gained in the continual operation of a talent into another viable field. A good
classroom teacher, for instance, could become a good preacher if he is capable
of transferring his classroom skills to the pulpit.
Take note that some people around you may also serve
as your talents, providing what you lack if you are able to identify and team
up well with them. In other words, you recognize and take advantage of the
talented people around you and manage them well so that they continually do all
they can do to support you. The
following are typical instances in the Bible:a. Moses and Bezaleel: Bezaleel became a talent for Moses, filling the architectural deficiencies of Moses, (Ex. 35:30, 35; 36:1-2)
b. Joseph and Pharaoh : Joseph also became a talented asset not only for Pharaoh but all of Egypt. He was able to save the nation with his vision, administrative competence, (Gen. 41: 25, 32-45).
(iv)
Praise God for the Talents
Acknowledge
God as the one who endowed you with all your gifts. Don’t boast of your
capabilities; give glory to God for all that you can do; and use your talents
to the benefit of His children and church. “…Now
if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
Leaders
should take note that it is expected of them not only to use their talents.
They should also be able to help their followers to identify their talents, and
to maximize their use and motivate them to continue to use them in order to
ensure maximum production in God’s Kingdom business.
CONCLUSIONS
·
All
talents must be used in such a way that they bring glory to God, the one who
invested them in us. · Natural talent can be maximized, and that without further effort, natural talent will be wasted.
· Low mentality syndrome can paralyze natural talent. This therefore calls for a better self esteem and personal style.
May
the Lord who created you and endowed you with multiple unique talents continue
to reveal who you really are to you. May He help you to put all your talents to
good use. Stay blessed and have a nice time.
PASTOR WILLIAM
BOACHIE-ANSAH
THE CHURCH OF
PENTECOSTP.O. BOX 203
NSAWAM- ADOAGYIRI- E/R, GHANA
boachieansah@gmail.com
http://boachieansah.webs.com
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