Just Because It’s in Your Heart Doesn’t Mean God Put it There
So, you’ve got something on your heart. That little, soft nagging of ‘this project’ or ‘this skill’ or ‘this audience’. Something that could only be supernatural within your chest pointing you in a specific direction to use your talents and abilities. Maybe you’re super duper excited about this! Maybe you’re telling everyone “Hey, God’s put this thing on my heart!” And maybe you are 100% correct! God speaks to us in a myriad of ways and a lot of times that includes putting something or someone specific on our heart.
However…
It’s Important to Nurture Your Gift(s)
Sometimes it’s easier to say “I have a talent in this, but it’s just a hobby” or “I wish I had more time to develop this skill, but I am so busy” than it is to actually go do the thing. It’s easier to let the creativity slide than it is to build that creative skill that God has given us. Sometimes we even like to brag “Ah, yes, I have this creative talent” without actually ever exercising it or thinking about it except when we’re trying to show off.
Finding Your Gift
For some people it is easy. For others, there is a calling to create, but no clue where to even begin. For others, they have been pursuing various creative avenues, but each and every one of them has reached a dead-end. They know they are called to create, but exactly what their creative gift (whether talent or skill) feels like its trying to hide.