Life Plan Devotion #6 [You've got talent!]

What are you good at? Everyone has at least one talent or skill, probably more than one. Sometimes others can see in us what we don't recognize. If you're having trouble answering the question at the beginning of this devotion, just ask someone who knows you well, then listen carefully.
Surprisingly, our most useful talent or skill can be birthed as a result of our greatest hurt or trauma. What happens in our life that is very difficult can either bury us or carry us. There is great joy in using our life experiences, good and bad, to help others on their journey.
Whether your talents, abilities, and skills were God-given at your birth or learned over the years and experiences of your life, if you commit them to God, He will guide you in how to use them to help others and glorify Him. In so doing, you will find true satisfaction.

Exodus 31:1,3 [NIV]
"Then the LORD said,...'And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts.'"

What this has to do with weight loss: In your weight-loss journey, you have learned many things, about yourself, about what works for you and what doesn't, and more. Don't keep that knowledge inside. Look for opportunities to help someone else who is on their own weight-loss journey.

Prayer for Today:
"Heavenly Father, You have filled me with the Spirit of God--with skill, ability, talent, and knowledge. Today, I pray that You will help me to use all that You have given me to my maximum potential. If there is some ability in me that I have not tapped into, please show me, so I can dedicate it to You, along with my other talents and skills. Stretch me, God, into the full measure of who You want me to be. Help me boldly claim my full capacity for Your use. I pray in the Name of Jesus. Amen."

Go forth today, and be used of God to help others.