Stir It Up

God has given each of you a gift from His great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen (1 Peter 4:10-11) NIV

Gifts are God-given, grace-based, and essential to your divine assignment. When we embrace the gift God has given us, we step into the fullness of who God created us to be. You stop comparing yourself to others because you realize your gift is unique to your purpose. I have fought long and hard to achieve this. I worried what others would think especially if I was very bold in my gift. I have written a couple blogs that people may cringe at because of that, but I know I was led by the Holy Spirit and for that reason, I’m okay. Every time before I write, I pray, asking that not my words, but Yours’ Lord. Also, the Word in 2 Timothy chapter 1 speaks to us about; the surrendering of our entire self to God with confident trust in His power, wisdom, and goodness. We are reminded to fan the flame that is already within us. God didn’t give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but power, love and sound judgement. So, we are not to be ashamed to testify about our Lord. How He has saved and delivered us and called us into a holy calling-a life of purpose, not because of anything we have done, but because of who He is and what He has done. And because of that, we/I can boldly profess publicly all that He has done for me, without condemnation. I believe that God’s gift to me was to share of His mercy, grace and ever-present help in times of need through the many obstacles, hurts and life-lessons I’ve endured. He has shown me that I am loved, valued, cared for, protected, forgiven, and I belong to Him. He is my Father and He is over-joyed that I am His child. So, why would I hold all that in? I have been given so much from the Father and I know my life has purpose and that purpose is to stir up that gift inside of me and share it with others.

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Author: Debbie Simmons

I am a Northerner by birth, a Southerner by choice. I moved from Michigan directly after High School to Texas, I currently live in Arkansas. I am married to the man that changed my whole outlook on relationships, together we share 4 children, 12 grandchildren and recently a great-grandchild, as well as many other children we call our own. I have been raising children all my adult life in one form or another, from my own, to fostering, to teaching at school & church and any that were just in need of a mom. l received salvation when I was 12 years old at vacation Bible school with my grandfather who was a Minister. I didn't find out what a Christian was until I was 33, that's when my life began to change. I have been studying the Word of God ever since, but more importantly I have come to know Him. I never had the daddy/daughter relationship with my earthly father, but I certainly do now with my heavenly Father. I can't even tell you how blessed I am to have come to the understanding of who I am because of what He has done. I know I am a sinner saved by grace and grateful for it. I am not where I want to be, but I also know I'm not where I used to be, Praise be to God! Currently I am retired and by the direction of the Holy Spirit I have been given an assignment to write, with great intention. That He, my Father might be glorified.

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