Who Are You?

Romans chapter 12: 6b from The Message translation: "lets just go ahead and be what we were made to be, without enviously or pridefully comparing ourselves with each other, or trying to be something we aren't."



Usually we compare ourselves to someone we assume has more going for them than we do. Someone that has more talent, beauty, money, management skills, poise, charisma, patience, love, luck, the list goes on and on....



God's word tells us that we need to be the person He made us to be. Do you know who you are? Start making a list of things that you KNOW about yourself: skills, giftings, things you enjoy doing, things you have heard are talents of yours. Take the time to analyze where you are and where you want to be. Discover the area you are gifted in. I discovered through a spiritual giftings quiz that I have the gift of encouragement. I feel peace and joy when I get to listen to others and encourage them by praying with them and offering some advice.

Dave Ramsey has said "you will be the same person ten years from now as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read." What do you want to learn to do? Do you let other people mentor you and influence you in positive ways? If you feel a nudge to learn something that may be God's leading. Weigh out the options and if you feel God is leading you, Dive in!