Lovely people...every one.
That, I would think, is God's view when we step into our giftedness and let Him fashion our gifts into love and service toward each other.
Reba McEntire writes in Guideposts that she remembers the moment she almost turned away from singing. As she faced the crossroads of that decision, she recalled words from her mom, "Sing what you feel, sing from your own heart, and you'll discover the voice God intended for you."
Those words moved her to trust and step into her giftedness that was and is uniquely hers.
Well, that's Reba, you say. I can't compare to that.
Lovely people...every one. That includes you. Your gift is a song that perhaps has not yet been sung.
How you do find your own voice, your own giftedness? You give God a chance to bring it to the surface.
Time + trust + a little bit of failure + believing it could be you = the discovery of what is uniquely yours.
I set out to be nearly everything but a teacher. I spent my freshman year pursuing pharmacy...until I realized I was pretty dismal in science. Then psychology, then English and then...a curious thing happened.
Now a junior, I was sitting in class and a word on a book under a classmate's desk just seemed to jump off the cover: Teaching.
I walked back to my dorm, called my mom and informed her I was going to be a teacher. I didn't see it coming but it certainly became "the voice God intended for" me.
Now, many twists and turns later, I continue to try to keep stepping into my giftedness. It is a lifelong journey that carries me toward what might be God's view: lovely people...every one.
Come...step into your giftedness.
