Welll….I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night

Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.

I sat down this morning just to read the Bible. God stopped me at the first scripture I read above. The Holy Spirit has the ability to open your mind through your heart in God’s Word like no other book on earth; the reason it is called the Living Word. Pride is a root of my testimony, and God has been chipping away at it for years now. He is showing me how a humble heart is the key to a relationship with Him in all areas of my life. There should never be a point of elevating ourselves at any point in our Christian life. We should never seek the spotlight, and never take credit for achievements that were given to us. Pride has destroyed many ministries and many lives that became puffed up.

God has given you a gift; a special spiritual gift that separates you from others. I do believe that He gives more than one, but I do believe that there is one that stands above the rest. Paul speaks of these gifts in Romans 12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; 7 or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 8 he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. The individual blessings of each individual make up the body of Christ that will perform the work of Christ like a well tuned motor. When each piece of a motor is properly tuned to perform just it’s one job well, the result is a maximum horsepower. Paul puts this analogy into the human body; Romans 12:4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

Do you know what your gift is? Do you use it to draw glory to the One who gave it to you? Are you too busy doing something else that draws more attention; or trying to draw attention in everything? You are wasting God’s gift if you are not concentrating on it. My gift is writing; my gift is no greater than yours. 1 Corinthians 12:4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. I have chosen to concentrate on my gift and not try to do anything and every thing that comes around. I pray consistently for God to keep pride at bay; for Him to continue to keep me focused on where my gift comes from. I want no credit, but to give credit and glory to Him early morning every single day. Find your gift and give God 100% dedication in drawing glory to Him with it.