Ronald A. Beers - TouchPoints for Women

Abilities

Im really good at certain things. Does God give me talents and abilities for a reason?

EXODUS 31:1-5 | The L ORD said to Moses, Look, I have specifically chosen Bezalel.... I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts. He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze. He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood.

1 CORINTHIANS 12:6 | God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.

Your talents and abilities are not random or accidental; they are part of the way God has uniquely designed you. God gave Bezalel talent as a craftsman and commissioned him to create beautiful objects for the Tabernacle. God does his work on earth through people, so he gives each person special gifts and talents.

Every ability you have is useful to God, so use each one for him. These abilities may become your full-time job, or they may simply be hobbies. Either way, God can use them to accomplish his purposes. It is exciting and deeply satisfying to do the things you enjoy for Gods service.

MATTHEW 25:21 | Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities.

LUKE 12:48 | When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.

1 CORINTHIANS 10:31 | Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

The abilities you have are gifts from God, and with them comes the responsibility of using them well. You may be gifted in the area of cooking, entertaining, managing a business, sewing, handling money, playing an instrument, or some other gift. Use whatever gifts you have been given to bring honor and glory to God.

How can my God-given abilities have the most impact?

PHILIPPIANS 2:5-7 | You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave.

1 PETER 4:10 | God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.

God has given you specific abilities and strengths. Sometimes you might neglect to use those abilities or get in the rut of using them only for yourself. When you see your abilities as gifts from almighty God, you will be humbled to think that he would value you enough to put these gifts in your care. Use them for your personal enjoyment, but use them also to serve others, for that is where they have the greatest impact.

Promise from God | MATTHEW 25:29 | To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance.

Abortion

When does life begin?

PSALM 51:5 | I was born a sinneryes, from the moment my mother conceived me.

The Bible points to the moment of conception as the beginning of human life.

What is the value of an unborn child?

PSALM 139:13-16 | You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mothers womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marveloushow well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.