GET YOUR OWN GIFT!
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AUTHOR: kadi // CATEGORY: How To, Uncategorized
6 CommentsHave you ever played the “Present Game” at a Christmas party? No? Well then, let me explain it. Everyone brings a gift, already wrapped. They go into one big pile. The guests take turns rolling dice until their assigned number comes up. When it does, the guest gets to pick a gift from the pile and unwrap their gift. OR you can steal one from another guest who already got to take a gift and unwrap it, if you like the one that they have better. This means two things:
- You may have your gift stolen.
- You probably WILL have your gift stolen.
This game is fun for most people but only because it is a game. In real life, having somebody steal from you is not fun at all. This reminds me of a conversation that I had with my friend, Jenn the other day. We were talking about gifts. Not the store bought kind, but the gifts that we are born with. Gifts are a wonderful thing. They are meant to be shared with the world and are unique to every single person. So it is very frustrating when somebody comes along and sees your gift, decides that they like it better than their own and subsequently tries to steal it. Don’t laugh, it happens all the time and I see it.
It is a sad thing to not realize and use the gifts/talents that you are born with because you are so focused on others’ gifts and coveting them. Not only are you wasting you own special gift, but you are robbing the person you steal from of the joy and purpose of sharing their gift. We are given unique gifts for a reason. We each have a job to do and were given different gifts to help us do those jobs. When we focus on discovering and honing our talents for the purpose for which they were intended, we will be richly blessed. BUT, when we spend our time trying to steal the gifts of others and using them to profit in some way, we will never be blessed. Stealing is never fruitful, so in the words of Jenn, “Get your own gift!” Trust me, your gift is wonderful and will be used to do amazing things if you just take the time to unwrap and use it.
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Great post! It really hit home.
Yes! I know that game, and I typically always end up with a crummy gift in the end. One year, no joke, I left with a box of half eaten cheezits. Someone’s BAD idea of a joke.
I just taught a lesson at church about talents, and I’ve been thinking about these kinds of gifts all week. Wonderful post!
Lolli we had a whole church sermon of talks on the Talents thing recently too, and there were several things I went home thinking about too…
One talk was from a woman, maybe 60ish and she was joking with her daughter that now the kids are all gone and in college etc.. that she could learn to play the violin (like the kids all played) and the kid scrunched up her forehead and said, um.. no mom, you really couldn’t.
She went on to say that,that same kid while in college (studying the violin) had to teach a course to elderly folks to play the violin for a class she had. Later she called her mom in tears to apologize. Yes, mom you can learn to play… DO IT!!!
I’m in tears thinking about it again… how dumb am I!
Maybe my gift is helping others see their own gifts and embrace their potential. I’m so that person and even reading this makes me want to say that if someone were inspired by witnessing me use my gifts – be it writing, parenting, whatever – I’d be moved to help them see if it’s in their cards too rather than saying “this is mine, go find your own thing.”
Now, if they’re taking it away from me and telling me I should be doing it so they can do it? They’re on their own. I’m supportive, but I start by helping myself!
Great post! Good food for thought!