2 Timothy 1:7.. Says that God has not given us a, “spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline”
While it’s inappropriate for us to be cocky about our talents, it’s okay for a Christian to be confident during a performance. If you acknowledge that your talent comes from God and give Him the glory, it’s OK to walk onstage and be confident that you can do what He’s calling you to do. It’s OK to be confident if your confidence is in Him.
Praying that if you are struggling with not feeling good enough, talented enough, or experienced enough to use your gifts that you will find encouragement from this verse today. Know that God gave YOU the talents He did and He is giving you the spirit of power to do something AMAZING with those gifts and talents. It might be something as amazing as awakening to who you were created to be and how much God endears and loves you. Or, it might be as amazing as letting your work speak God’s message of love and truth into someone’s life through something you created/sung/played/carved, etc. Or yet still, it might be as amazing as touching someone’s life when they see your gifts in action and noticing that there is something “different” about you...something “not of this world/culture” that will get them pondering what is that “hope that lies within you” (i.e. your relationship with God, 1 Peter 3:15) and want to know more about what drives you.
Praying for you,
Stacey
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