December 9
Romans 12:6-8 “We have different gifts, according to the grace given us...If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.”
Much to my chagrin, my sister was always the lucky one on family driving trips to spot the unbelievable sights outside the window.
Heather- “Oh wow! Do you see that huge hawk?!? See it??”
Me- (my eyes scanning the land outside my window frantically) “No, where?!?!”
Heather (pointing, over my nose, towards the fence barely visible in the flurry of trees flying by)- “Right there! On the fencepost...we’re about to pass, look, look, look!”
Me- “Daaaaaaad, stop, wait...turn the car back...puh-lease...”
My dad- “You’ll see the next one...”
Recently, two days in a row, while I was driving, I saw hawks. In the last year, I have seen hawks, owls, foxes, deer,- all kinds of wildlife.
I know now what I was doing wrong all that time long ago- I was the dreamer. I saw things that weren’t there, while we were whizzing by- I imagined worlds that didn’t exist in my mind, magical, supernatural, dark and scary, bright and happy. My head, literally, was almost always in the clouds- dreaming and reaching for worlds beyond the here and now.
The world needs dreamers and the world needs realists. We need people to see the hawks amidst all the chaos. And we need people who can color stories with folly that comes from an overindulgent imagination.
It was a beautiful harmony that God created when He made people like Heather and people like me. I know that I could never manage a household like she does in a seemingly effortless manner with four wild ones running around (five counting Lance). I have witnessed the time and energy it takes to keep all that in order, and yet she still often ministers and serves for her church. We may not be able to always so clearly be able to put a finger on where our talents lie, but we can rest assured that God made us unique with a special set of gifts that is ours alone to develop for His Glory!
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