Me:  How are you and your friend?

Prodigal:  Let’s just say we’re not on borrowin’ terms.

Me:  Well I hope that this will encourage your walk though.

 

This is from the book God’s Little Devotional Book for Women

 

One of the items in Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is a picture of a plain bar of iron.  It is valued at $5.00.  The same bar of iron has a far different value, however, if it is fashioned into different items.

— As a pair of horse shoes, it would be worth $50.00

–As sewing needles, it would be worth $5000.00

–As balance springs for fine Swiss watches, it would be worth $500,000.

 

The raw materiel is not what is not what is important.  What’s important is how raw material is developed.

Each of us has been given talents and abilities–some have received more, others less, but all have received something as a unique gift from God.  As Christians, we also enjoy spiritual gifts which flow from the Holy Spirit of God.

The value of these raw material, however, is a moot point unless we develop and use our talents, abilities and spiritual gifts as a force for divine good in this world.

If you don’t know what your abilities and gifts are, ask God to reveal them to you.  Then ask Him to show you what He wants you to do with them.  Your happiness and success in life   will be found in fulfilling His plan for your life.

 

I heard the voice of the Lord,saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?  Then said I , Here am I; send me.

Isaiah 6:8

 

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org