Your Gig

Let me set the stage. Every Monday happens to be the day when we as a staff spend a few hours on the creative programming aspect of an upcoming series. Our next major series is one we’re calling “Joosey Froot.” We pray, and then jump in; sharing our thoughts from a media perspective on the big idea I want to communicate on a particular Sunday. No idea is sacred. Every idea is potentially viable.

But this particular Monday was to be different; maybe just for me to see the power of God at work. Here’s what happened. Our Media Director, Dave, hooked four of us up on TokBox , a video chat tool that connects people online no matter where they are located. Anyway, what normally would take us many hours to determine the kind of video to shoot and how to pull it off, took us only about an hour… and that’s for a nine week summer series! It’s going to be hot stuff too. And here’s the reason: The primary giftedness that God gave these “creative types” were being used. It’s the main gig God has for them. And they were making the most of it.

Can I ask the question, “What about you?” Do you know your primary giftedness that God has blessed you with? If you do, please utilize it for His purposes. Don’t wait to be asked personally, just do it. God tells us this in the Bible: “In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.” –Romans 12:6-8 (NLT)

If you aren’t sure or don’t know what it is that God has wired you for, begin by [1] asking God to show you, [2] ask others who walk closely with God what they see in you, and [3] roll up your sleeves and get involved with something good and you will start to see what you like and dislike. Eventually, you will narrow the choices down to doing something you love and are made by God to do. Kind of like those creative types I began writing about in this blog.

You were created for so much more than you know or realize. Do the three things I mentioned and your result will be intense joy and a purposeful life.

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