Something creative...In his book Cure for the Common Life, Max Lucado tells a story of a woman who taught his Bible class in TX, when he was a child. He states the kids would have rather missed the ice cream truck than Sunday School. Max says, "Here is why I tell you about her." She enjoyed giving us each a can of crayons and a picture of Jesus to color. Each having thier own can containing about a dozen crayons this teacher told them to take the crayons she had given them and color Jesus. They didn't borrow crayons from others they used what was given to them in thier own cans " and that was the fun of it", Lacado stated. She ask the kids to do the best they could with what they had, no blue for the sky? Make it purple. If Jesus's hair was red insted of brown no one would mind. She taught them to paint Jesus with thier own colors....God made us likewise, he loaded your can. He made you unique. God gives gifts, not miserly, but abundantly. Not randomly, but carefully: "to each according to each one's unique ability." No one else has your talents. God elevates you from common-hood by matching your unique abilities to custom made assignments. This story from Lucado's book is an eye opener for me. I desire to use my unique gifts for the Lord in the way he has planned. I want to use what God has given me to the fullest for His purposes and color Jesus with my own colors ......
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