The Value of your talent
Talent is a word that we use to describe the natural born skill or developed expertise at doing things that to most people requires effort and some level of difficulty in an easy way. It makes the difference between an expert and amateur and make the world around us beautiful and functional. We have all been given talents or skill to work with and succeed in life. Some have the very obvious skills that people want and some have the skills that make things work even though a lot of people do not identify such as a skill given by God. By the strength of our various skills and talents, we are able to bless the name of God, bring honor to his name and bless our fellow men, even as they partake of the gift that God has granted and given unto us.
Talent then in this sense, is not what we come across in the KJV bible, it is not the story of the rich man that gave his servants money (talents) and asked them to hold on to it until his return we are talking about the general meaning of the word today which is the God-given natural ability.
To evaluate the value of your talent to your generation, a few things will be evaluated 1. Understanding the scope of your generation 2. Understanding the value your talent holds 3. Developing and securing your talent.
Understanding the scope of your generation is the easiest of the three, it is simply the combination of all the people born and living about the same time as you. While it is seen primarily as those people that form your age group, experience shows that some who are older and some who are younger will be greatly blessed by your talent. This means you have to take out the time to decide how you will bless them, how you will encourage them as you don’t want to discourage them or cause them to sin by your actions.
The next thing that comes up is understanding the value inherent in your talent. This is can bring you liberation from challenges and situation, it can help you achieve your goals by applying your skill and putting your mind and effort into it, it can bring opportunities to people around you even when you do not know those people, China as a nation decided to focus on engineering at all levels and ended up becoming the manufacturer of the world. Your talent can also change the identity of your nation from where it is into a better one.
The last part is developing and securing the talent. Your talent is a part of you, it reflects who you are and gets better when you become better. A big component of becoming better is developing your character, it affects everything about you, it includes your virtue and temperament. It also includes understanding your responsibility to society and those close to you, the fame that your talent will bring may tempt you to become irresponsible, do not yield. The most obvious point is to keep practicing and to keep getting better. You do not stop because you have attained a primary success, it may bring accolades, but to sustain and maximize that which God has granted to you, you have to keep practicing as you get better the more you do it.
The talent you have is a gift, it is unique to you, but others exist who have similar gifting, do not become conceited as a result of the attention it has brought to you. Rather, enjoy it and help others around you to enjoy this wonderful gift and talent that God has chosen to bless his people with through you.
Always remember that your talent is valuable and useful, thank the Lord for it everyday.
Value of your Talent
November 29, 2016 by Jide Ajayi • Issues, Life • Tags: Talent •
The Value of your talent
Talent is a word that we use to describe the natural born skill or developed expertise at doing things that to most people requires effort and some level of difficulty in an easy way. It makes the difference between an expert and amateur and make the world around us beautiful and functional. We have all been given talents or skill to work with and succeed in life. Some have the very obvious skills that people want and some have the skills that make things work even though a lot of people do not identify such as a skill given by God. By the strength of our various skills and talents, we are able to bless the name of God, bring honor to his name and bless our fellow men, even as they partake of the gift that God has granted and given unto us.
Talent then in this sense, is not what we come across in the KJV bible, it is not the story of the rich man that gave his servants money (talents) and asked them to hold on to it until his return we are talking about the general meaning of the word today which is the God-given natural ability.
To evaluate the value of your talent to your generation, a few things will be evaluated 1. Understanding the scope of your generation 2. Understanding the value your talent holds 3. Developing and securing your talent.
Understanding the scope of your generation is the easiest of the three, it is simply the combination of all the people born and living about the same time as you. While it is seen primarily as those people that form your age group, experience shows that some who are older and some who are younger will be greatly blessed by your talent. This means you have to take out the time to decide how you will bless them, how you will encourage them as you don’t want to discourage them or cause them to sin by your actions.
The next thing that comes up is understanding the value inherent in your talent. This is can bring you liberation from challenges and situation, it can help you achieve your goals by applying your skill and putting your mind and effort into it, it can bring opportunities to people around you even when you do not know those people, China as a nation decided to focus on engineering at all levels and ended up becoming the manufacturer of the world. Your talent can also change the identity of your nation from where it is into a better one.
The last part is developing and securing the talent. Your talent is a part of you, it reflects who you are and gets better when you become better. A big component of becoming better is developing your character, it affects everything about you, it includes your virtue and temperament. It also includes understanding your responsibility to society and those close to you, the fame that your talent will bring may tempt you to become irresponsible, do not yield. The most obvious point is to keep practicing and to keep getting better. You do not stop because you have attained a primary success, it may bring accolades, but to sustain and maximize that which God has granted to you, you have to keep practicing as you get better the more you do it.
The talent you have is a gift, it is unique to you, but others exist who have similar gifting, do not become conceited as a result of the attention it has brought to you. Rather, enjoy it and help others around you to enjoy this wonderful gift and talent that God has chosen to bless his people with through you.
Always remember that your talent is valuable and useful, thank the Lord for it everyday.