{"id":849,"date":"2020-05-25T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mylampblog.com\/?p=849"},"modified":"2022-02-22T11:05:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T10:05:35","slug":"how-god-showed-me-my-talents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylampblog.com\/es\/how-god-showed-me-my-talents\/","title":{"rendered":"How God showed me my talents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After giving my life to Christ, I heard a lot of talk about finding our unique gifts and strengths that we received from God. And of course, I wanted to know for myself what raw talents God put on my inside to develop.<\/strong> One day, I decided to pray repeatedly for the Holy Spirit to uncover my strengths. Over the course of a few months, he led me into situations that would show me my unique gifts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post I\u2019m giving you an example of one talent God revealed to me. I want to show you how he spoke to me and the way I\u2019m using that gift right now. It is my hope and my prayer that it will help you discover your own God-given gifts and talents. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing has always been a passion of mine since I was little. But I never considered it a special talent until it dawned on me almost 10 years ago. The following 3 things led me to the conclusion that writing was one of my strengths:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. I looked over my childhood and teenage years. When I was little, I could write for hours:<\/strong> I created magazines, imagined stories and wrote letters to my pen pals. Further, the grades in school I received for writing essays proved that it was a strength of mine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. One time, our school participated in a writing competition.<\/strong> 120 students took part and submitted a short story. Out of all the essays, my story won.<\/strong> This was a huge surprise for me! In an instant, I knew that this was the Holy Spirit showing me what talent he placed in me. There\u2019s no reason for me to brag about this accomplishment, because I know it was God who made the judges like my story that much. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Seemingly out of nowhere, I got the opportunity to write a monthly column in the biggest newspaper of my region.<\/strong> This was a huge honor, and I knew it was God who opened that door for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few months after I started praying to God to reveal my strengths, it dawned on me that writing was one of my talents. And you know what? You have some gifts and talents as well.<\/strong> God wants you to discover and develop what he has put on the inside of you. Pray and ask God to reveal them to you. Another step you can take is to pray for wisdom on how to use and develop your unique skill set. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back then, I imagined this gift of writing would lead me to work in communications or as a journalist. But God had other plans:<\/strong> I studied Theology and today, I\u2019m running a blog in a language foreign to me. My first language is Swiss German, and I studied English only from 7th<\/sup> grade in school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

God leads me to develop my language skills daily. It is one thing to write well in your mother tongue but practicing the craft in another language is a whole other story. I\u2019m constantly improving my English:<\/strong> I look up vocabulary, study grammar and practice communication. Even though it is not my first language, I knew it was God who wanted me to write my blog in English. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking back, it amazes me how God showed me my strength and the way I\u2019m using it right now.<\/strong> I absolutely love writing and communicating in English! You may already know and practice the gifts God put on the inside of you \u2013 that is amazing. Let my story be an encouragement for you to stay open to God\u2019s guidance, if things turn out differently than expected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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