March 22, 2011 - Your Sweet Spot

            No, I’m not referring to your back yard pool, best golf swing, favorite candy, special gift, or the finest place to relax.   I’m referring to that gifting or ability you have that is under-utilized amid the chaos of this thing we call life.  

            In 1 Peter 4:10, the Apostle states, Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.  Likewise, St. Paul encourages Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:6, to fan into flame the gift of God.   

            My father was a great man, but the epitome of a true home-body.   These days I’m having fun watching my newly widowed mother come out of her cocoon and flit around town like a beautiful butterfly brightening the lives of everyone she encounters.   She’s found her sweet spot.   I think to many of us hold onto beliefs, relations, and ridiculous opinions about ourselves that restrict God’s power working through us.   

              I love the challenge Charles H. Spurgeon shares, Serve God by doing common actions in a heavenly spirit, and then, if your daily calling leaves you cracks and crevices of time, fill them up with holy service.   Have a great evening!