Use It
Romans 12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them:
Have you ever put in much effort to do your best to bless someone you love with that special gift only to discover later that they never used it?
How did that make you feel?
Did it inspire you to get them another gift?
Sometimes a person will ask for more from the Lord even though they’ve not put the gift grace gave them to use.
Use the gifts that “grace” gave to you!
Use it according to the proportion of faith you have for it too!
It is most beneficial to operate in your gift area according to the grace you receive and the measure of faith you have to move in it.
You may have a similar gift to someone else, but you haven’t used it enough to mature to the point that you’ve seen another person move in it. If you pretend you are where they are already, that is not in proportion to your faith.
At the same time, the Holy Spirit may want to stretch you in your faith about it and move you to get a little beyond the boundary with it. But being stretched, and pretending to be at a place you’re not, are two different things.
So I encourage you to use the gift grace gave you at the faith level you now have.
The gift grace gives you can be increased just as muscle can be strengthened with use; so can the gift be honed and strengthened with us.
If I haven’t worked out in a very long time, I can’t just show up at a gym, load up a barbell with 200lbs of weight, and think I will bench press it like it is nothing.
My ability to handle more weight is increased through use with repetition.
The more you step out in the gift you receive from grace, the more it increases and abounds. The Lord rewards your willingness to use what He gives you generously.
So be encouraged today to use what God has given you to bless others. You are a miracle looking for a place to happen based on the gift grace gave you. I urge you to use what you’ve received from God supernaturally to love others and be a blessing.
